Magic Soup - 'Energise'

Makes approximately 6-8 servings.

Almost every Chinese person I know was brought up, being told, “drink your soup or you won’t pass your exams / get a girlfriend/boyfriend / be clever / have good skin/hair/bones / grow / get into a decent university / pass your grade 8 violin / be fertile / have a nice figure / become a supermodel/genius/CEO / develop…”

As you can see, Chinese soup is magic!

Grounded in principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), tonic soups are a fundamental component of the Chinese culinary repertoire. These ingredients are known in TCM to have stamina boosting qualities.

Making soup for someone is a Chinese love language.  Those of you who have been to one of my family dinners will have tried a form of “magic soup.” Depending on the time of year, I will have used different ingredients. I have put together ingredients for you to make magic soup at home, a simple energy boosting collection of dried ingredients in a pouch with simple instructions. I am so excited to be spreading #liquidlove like this. It has always been a goal of mine to bring this ancient food philosophy to a wider audience. I hope you will give it a go. I’m here to answer any questions as best I can to encourage you to try this. Your body will thank you for it.

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Ingredients: Chinese yam, Southern apricot kernels, Northern apricot kernels, Solomon’s Seal, Astragalus root, Goji berries, Jujube, Dried longan, dried figs.

Additional ingredients, not included: 750g chicken bones, 4 carrots, 10g fresh ginger