Black Chicken Tonic Soup Recipes

Taste of this tonic soup was pleasant. It was fragrant, flavoursome with natural sweetness in the palate. Adding some Hua Diao wine is important to enhance the taste of the soup. This soup is healthy and beneficial for all in the family. The silky chicken is fairly small compared to a normal chicken. It does not necessarily have black feathers. In fact, its plummage is more furry than feathers and many have snowy white plummage. It is called black chicken because its beak, bones, flesh, skin and even internal organs are black or dark blue in colour. It doesn't look very appealing because of the dark colour and the meat is fairly dry (in my opinion) but it is valued for its curative effects. Modern scientific research has discovered that the silky chicken's level of protein, vitamin B, 18 amino acids and minerals are much higher than normal chicken while cholesterol and saturated fats are much lower. It is almost always prepared in tonics or herbal soups together with chinese herbs

Provided by abbynkt

Categories     Clear Soup

Time 2h30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.4, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 85, Sodium 91.3, Carbohydrate 1.9, Protein 21.2

In my neighbourhood there is a restaurant that specialise in food as medicine. This is a version of the black chicken soup they make. It is considered a general tonic that helps boost energy levels. Black chickens are not always easy to find outside of a good Chinese butcher but you can use a small chicken instead. Black chicken are a small chicken called Chinese Silky and are fluffy and white but with black skin. Dried longan, red dates, black sesame oil, rock sugar, ginseng and Asian celery can be found at Asian grocers. The soup is actually steamed but you can also boil it.

Provided by Coasty

Categories     Whole Chicken

Time 2h15m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1803.7, Fat 79.1, SaturatedFat 16.1, Cholesterol 170.1, Sodium 2368.5, Carbohydrate 233.7, Fiber 25.8, Sugar 191.4, Protein 52.5