chinese chicken soup

This Chinese herbal chicken soup is so good for your immune system and warms you up in cold weather.

Chinese Herbal Chicken Soup

chicken (4-5lbs, organic/free-range preferably)

ginger root

garlic

goji berries (fruit of barbary wolfberry)

(about 0.35 ounces) angelica sinensis root

(about 0.4 ounces) astragalus root

(about 0.70 ounces) dried Chinese yam

small thumb-sized pieces (about 0.20 ounces) American (yellow) ginseng

Water (enough

Salt (to taste, for each individual bowl)

Tbsp Green onions, chopped

Let’s prepare our ingredients. Rinse the chicken and...

Let’s prepare our ingredients. Rinse the chicken and remove any innards. Place the whole chicken in a large pot. You want enough room in the pot of your choice to allow for water to cover the whole chicken.

Rinse off all of the dried herbs or...

Rinse off all of the dried herbs or dunk them in a bowl of cool water. This is just to remove any dirt/debris before placing them in the soup. Rinse or remove the herbs from water and place them in the pot with the chicken.

Add the remaining ingredients to the pot with...

Add the remaining ingredients to the pot with the chicken and herbs: ginger root, garlic, and enough water to just cover the chicken in your pot.Bring it all up to a boil. Once it starts to boil for a few minutes, remove any scum floating on the top of the soup. Continue to periodically check for any additional scum, and remove it.

Lower the heat to a low-to-medium heat. Allow...

Lower the heat to a low-to-medium heat. Allow it to continue to simmer for another 1.5 hours. You want the chicken to be tender, but you also don’t want it to be completely falling apart. The water at this point should have reduced.

Remove the pot from heat. Remove the chicken...

Remove the pot from heat. Remove the chicken and plate on a large plate. Remove all of the dried herbs and ginger root from the soup with a slotted spoon. You could also remove the garlic or leave the garlic in the soup to eat. Note: We actually left some of the goji berries (as you can see in some of the pictures), so you can remove them or eat them as well.

This is where you have a couple of...

This is where you have a couple of choices: 1. Serve the chicken in whole sectioned pieces in each bowl, or 2. Remove the meat from the bones and return to the soup. For ease of eating for the whole family, we always remove the meat from the chicken and put it back in the soup. This way no one is picking through bones later, however, this is totally your choice/preference.

Each individual salts their own bowl to taste....

Each individual salts their own bowl to taste. Add some freshly chopped green onions and enjoy!

Homemade Chinese Chicken Soup tastes just like what you get in Chinese restaurants. Enjoy a pot of easy Asian chicken soup made Paleo and gluten-free!

Chinese Chicken Soup Recipe

3-4.5 lbs whole chicken (giblets removed (see notes))

carrots (optional)

celery (optional)

baby spareribs (dice up or whole, optional)

water

Salt

Cilantro and chopped scallions (optional)

In a 6-quart Instant Pot, add chicken, carrots, celery, spareribs, if using, and one Chinese herbal packet.

Fill the pot with enough water to just cover the entire chicken, 8 to 10 cups. The pressure cooker should not be more than two-thirds full.

Seal the lid and valve. Set for high pressure for 50 minutes. Allow the soup to come to natural pressure release.  Please Do Not use quick release.

For slow cooker, cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or up to 24 hours.

For stovetop, bring the ingredients to a boil in a soup pot, then lower the heat and simmer for 1 ½ to 2 hours. You may need to add a bit more water to compensate for evaporation.

Season with salt to taste. Add garnish before serving if desired.

I would give 10 stars if I could! Absolutely delicious! The spare ribs added a lot of fat so I had to cool after making initially to harden and remove the fat cap but the flavor is just divine! 

I just bought my first two packets of herbs from this company. Can't wait to try them. Do you ever add other aromatics, like garlic and ginger?

This soup is so beautiful and healing, plus I love that it is slow cooker and Instant Pot friendly.  I've tasted gogi berries before and loved them, but never in a soup . . . therefore I can't wait to try your recipe later this week!

Made this soup and loved it! Love root and spring too! Was a flavor bomb without much work. ❤️I heartumami!!

I definitely need to try their packets! I've never had Chinese chicken soup but your post has me wanting to try it. My chicken soup is so boring!

That is an excellent price for the ginseng packet. I love making soup like this but the ingredients are often hard to source or not affordable. Thanks for sharing that product!

Love how nourishing this is! Lovely flavours!

Sounds nourishing and delicious! I never thought to add ribs to my chicken soup. I bet it gives a nice flavor. :)

This is such a great big bowl of comfort. And I love that you use both chicken and spareribs. I never would've thought of that but I love it!

High quality herbs make such a huge difference!

I love ginseng in chicken soup! There's actually a similar Korean soup like this and I love it. Can't wait to try your version.

Yummy! This very much reminds me of some of the Chinese soups my mom makes - so nourishing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM2pM6QBjUU

This week's new recipe - Homemade Chinese Chicken Soup - tastes just like what you get in high-end Chinese restaurants and it's super easy to make.
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The only thing you need besides a whole chicken is a pre-packaged Chinese herb packet from Root and Spring, a LA based Chinese online herbal store. Find the link below with my discount code. :)

Simply add a whole chicken with an herbal packet and water into an Instant Pot, slow cooker, or stovetop, press the button and forget it.

In an hour, you’ll have a pot of super nourishing easy Asian chicken soup that’s super out of this world delicious and will keep you healthy throughout the winter!

If you love chicken soup, this is the BEST Chinese chicken soup made easy so don't miss it!

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