Chinese Yam Chicken Soup
A soup simmered with chicken breast, chestnuts, and chunks of yam, finished with a drizzle of sesame oil.
Ingredients
chicken breast (washed, blanched in boiling water, cut into pieces, marinated with salt and cooking wine for 30 minutes)
300 g
fresh chestnuts (shelled, blanched in boiling water, rubbed to remove thin skin)
250 g
yam chunks
200 g
ginger slices
to taste
scallion segments
to taste
salt
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
sesame oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Shell the chestnuts, blanch in boiling water, and rub off the thin skin. Wash the chicken breast, blanch in boiling water, cut into pieces, and marinate with salt and cooking wine for 30 minutes.
2
Step 2
Combine the yam chunks, chicken pieces, chestnut meat, ginger slices, and scallion segments in a pot. Add vegetable oil, salt, MSG, and an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until fragrant. Just before serving, add a few drops of cooking wine and simmer briefly, then drizzle with sesame oil.
