Easy and full of unami flavor of Chicken and shiitake mushroom soup
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword chicken, mushroom
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 163kcal
Author Elaine
Ingredients
whole chicken
1.5Lhot boiling water
500mlliquid for hydrated the chicken
2tbsp.vegetable cooking oil
20dried shitake mushroom, if you use larger sizes, use 10 or 12
One piece of ginger
10whole white pepper
4scallion whites
3tbsp.salt
Instructions
Hydrate shiitake mushroom
wash the dried shiitake mushrooms firstly and then add enough warm water to cover. Soak it for 20 to 30 minutes until the mushrooms are well explaneded. Clean again to remove any possible dirts and strain the liquid for later use.
Fry the chicken
Choose organic chicken, cut the chicken into chunks and when well cleaned.
Fry the chicken: add 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the chicken chunks with ginger until slightly browned. This will enhance the flavor of the soup.
Pour water
When the chicken meat is well seared, add hot boiling water, white pepper, shiitake mushroom liquid and scallion white.
Bring it to a boiling and then simmer for 1 hour. You can also use instant pot to fasten the process.
Optional: add 3-4 flower cut fresh shiitake mushrooms for a better looking only. And continue simmer for 15 minutes.
Seasoning and Serve
Add salt to taste and serve with chopped green onions sprinkled on top