Eight Treasure Nourishing Soup
A nourishing Zhejiang health tonic soup, slow-simmered with ginseng, dried scallops, ham, sea cucumber, and other premium ingredients. Traditionally prepared to deeply replenish vital energy, it is well suited for those with weakened constitutions seeking to build strength.
Ingredients
Ginseng (slice thinly after soaking in warm water, steep in baijiu for 5-7 days, filter the medicinal liquid with gauze, reserve the ginseng slices)
3 g
Dried scallops (soak in warm water)
20 g
Cooked ham (slice into pieces)
20 g
Winter bamboo shoots (slice into pieces)
50 g
Soaked sea cucumber (cut into small cubes, drain excess water)
100 g
Pork (cut into small chunks)
100 g
Chicken (cut into small chunks)
100 g
Dried shrimp (soak in warm water)
15 g
Scallion
to taste
Ginger
to taste
Refined salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Cooking wine
to taste
Lard
to taste
Instructions
1
Ginseng preparation
Slice the ginseng into thin pieces after soaking in warm water, steep in baijiu for 5-7 days (shake 1-2 times daily), filter the liquid with gauze to get about 25ml of medicinal broth, reserve the ginseng slices.
2
Ingredient pre-preparation
Soak dried scallops and dried shrimp in warm water; slice cooked ham and winter bamboo shoots; cut chicken and pork into small chunks; cut soaked sea cucumber into small cubes, drain excess water and set aside.
3
Stew into soup
Add lard to a pot, stir-fry scallion, ginger and cooking wine, add an appropriate amount of water, then add refined salt, dried scallops, dried shrimp, ham, winter bamboo shoots, pork and chicken. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, skim off all surface foam, simmer over low heat until the meat is tender. Add sea cucumber cubes and ginseng medicinal wine, simmer for about 10 more minutes, then add reserved ginseng slices and simmer briefly. Season with MSG, and the soup is ready.
