Turtle Kidney-Nourishing Soup
Blanch the turtle meat, then simmer it with Chinese herbs such as goji berries and Chinese yam. This soup is traditionally believed to tonify the kidney and consolidate essence.
Ingredients
Turtle (slaughtered, gutted, skin removed, shell removed and chopped into 5 pieces, blanched)
1 (about 800 g)
Goji berries (cleaned, impurities removed)
30 g
Chinese yam (cleaned, impurities removed)
30 g
Ligustrum fruit (cleaned, impurities removed)
15 g
Cooked rehmannia root (cleaned, impurities removed)
15 g
Cooking wine
to taste
Salt
to taste
Scallion segments
to taste
Ginger slices
to taste
Lard
to taste
Chicken broth
to taste
Instructions
1
Ingredient Preparation
Slaughter the turtle, remove the内脏, soak in hot water, remove the skin and shell, chop into 5 pieces, place in boiling water to blanch away the blood, remove, and rinse clean. Separately clean the goji berries, Chinese yam, ligustrum fruit, and cooked rehmannia root, removing any impurities.
2
Simmering
Pour the chicken broth into a pot, add the turtle pieces, the herbs, cooking wine, salt, scallion segments, and ginger slices. Simmer until the turtle meat is fully tender, remove the scallions and ginger, drizzle with lard, and serve.
