| I adore traditional Chinese herbs dishes especially | | | | and insomnia. It also helps to lower the blood pressure |
| whenever I am hard pressed for time, besides its | | | | and cholesterol levels. They are known to improve the |
| undeniably excellent medicinal virtues, it's also easy to | | | | state of health, strengthen the immune system and |
| prepare with minimum of fuss. Most of the traditional | | | | increasing the longevity and vitality of the human kind. |
| Chinese herbs are all thrown in a pot which is bring to | | | | If you are looking for a quick and nutritious traditional |
| broth, simmer, stew or braise, which require minimum | | | | Chinese herbs recipe, then look no further because this |
| attention. | | | | easy chicken recipe has your answers. This simple yet |
| Using Aluminum foil to wrap and cook in boiling water is | | | | nutritious recipe is bound to please and it's definitely a |
| one of the greatest cooking techniques ever invented. | | | | quick 'fix' for looming hunger pangs. Serves 5. |
| Besides preserving its moist, keeping the chicken meat | | | | Ingredients : |
| succulent and tender, it also preventing the Chinese | | | | 1 kampung chicken, cut into pieces |
| herbs mixture from flowing out. It's full of flavour and | | | | 8 slices dang gui (Chinese Angelica Root) |
| packs a wallop of heat. The chicken is delicately | | | | 1 tbsp qi zi (Chinese wolfberries fruit) |
| infused with aromatic herbs, making this a scrumptious | | | | 1 tbsp shredded ginger |
| meal on its own. Just by giving me this and a plate of | | | | Seasoning : |
| piping hot rice and I am set. | | | | 2 tbsp salt |
| Here's some indication of the Chinese herbs used. | | | | 1 tbsp oyster sauce |
| Although it is a bit hard to come across Chinese herbs | | | | 2 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine (chinese rice wine) |
| in some non Asian areas, it is definitely worth the | | | | 1/2 tbsp sugar |
| search, considering its therapeutic and curative | | | | 1 sheet of Aluminium foil |
| properties. | | | | 300ml water |
| Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root), has been used to | | | | Method : |
| promote menstrual flow, as an abortifacient, antiseptic, | | | | 1. Mix all ingredients with seasoning. Wrap with |
| expectorant, diuretic, and as a cure for the plague. It | | | | Aluminium foil and seal tightly. |
| tastes sweet, bitter, acrid.qi zi (Chinese wolfberries | | | | 2. 300ml water bring to boil in a clean wok. Place the |
| fruit), resemble tiny red currants are said to nourish and | | | | chicken parcel into the wok, cover with lid and steam |
| tonify the liver, lung, kidney and improve vision. The | | | | for 20-25 minutes with medium low heat until the |
| berries are usually fresh and sometimes used when it | | | | water is dry and the chicken parcel puffs up. Ready to |
| is dried. Goji Berry is mostly used to treat kidney, liver, | | | | serve. It goes well with piping hot rice. |
| eye, and skin problems, diabetes, tuberculosis, anxiety, | | | | |