This recipe I found on a Singaporean motherhood site. Like most of Asia, they believe it is very important to build up a woman’s blood after childbirth. Chicken soup has long been hailed as the solution to tiredness and physical lethargy. If you boil the chicken with its skin on, allow it to cool and lift off the layer of fat that congeals upon cooling, you have a true chicken stock (with a lot less fat!).

This recipe serves 2 people…..

1 young chicken
2 small sweet potatoes (the yellow/orange variety, cut into thick slices)
5 cm lotus root (skinned and sliced) . To learn more about the lotus root, go here:
http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_1.cfm?alpha=L&wordid=3361&startno=27&endno=51
It is said to stimulate the appetite when cooked for a couple of hours.
5 - 6 red dates (cleaned and soaked)
1 large onion (bashed)
1 knob ginger (bashed)
6 - 8 black peppercorns
1 - 2 tablespoons oyster/vegetarian mushroom sauce
2 tablespoons of light soya sauce
Dash of sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
1. Marinate chicken with a little salt, some light soya sauce and sesame oil for 4 - 5 hours in the fridge.
2. Place bashed onion and ginger into the inside of the chicken.
3. Place chicken in a deep pot. Add enough water just to cover it.
4. Season with oyster/vegetarian mushroom sauce and peppercorns. Then turn up heat and add slices of lotus root and sweet potato and red dates.
5. Cover pot and boil on low heat until chicken is tender enough to fall off the bone. Usually a couple of hours. Add salt to taste and serve hot.

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November 15th, 2006 | Permalink