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Chinese Yam and Fish Head Soup

Warming, nourishing soup simmered with bighead carp head, Chinese yam, goji berries, red dates, and codonopsis.

55 min
Easy
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Chinese Yam and Fish Head Soup

Ingredients

Bighead carp head (split, gills removed, washed) 1
Chinese yam (washed, soaked) 30 g
Goji berries (washed, soaked) 15 g
Red dates (pitted, washed) 6
Codonopsis root (washed, soaked) 20 g
Ginger to taste
Cooking oil to taste
Salt to taste

Instructions

1

Prepare ingredients

Wash and soak the Chinese yam, goji berries, and codonopsis root. Pit and wash the red dates. Split the bighead carp head, remove the gills, and wash it clean.

2

Pan-fry the fish head

Heat cooking oil in a pan, add ginger slices, and pan-fry both sides of the fish head until golden brown.

3

Simmer

Add an appropriate amount of boiling water and simmer until the fish soup turns milky white. Add the Chinese yam, goji berries, codonopsis root, and red dates, and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and serve.