Herbal Mutton Soup

Ingredients:

• Mutton (shank or shoulder): 1kg
• Fresh coriander
• Ginger slices: 20g
• Fried beancurd skins (toasted): 2 pcs
• Rice wine: 2 tbsp
• Water: 3 litres
• Yu zhu (solomon’s seal): 20g
• Water for blanching
• Light soy sauce: 2 tbsp
• Ginger strips: 20g
• Red dates: 12
• Wolfberries: 20g
• Huiji Health Tonic: 50 ml

Instructions

1. Add to boiling water 20g ginger slices and 2 tbsp rice wine
2. Blanch 1kg mutton (shank or shoulder) for 5 minutes, drain and set aside
3. Boil 3 litres of water in a pot, next add 20g yu zhu (solomon’s seal), 12 red dates and 10g of ginger strips
4. Add blanched mutton to the pot, with 50 ml Huiji Health Tonic and 2 tbsp light soy sauce
5. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low heat for 2½ hours
6. Add 20g wolfberries and cook for another 5 mins
7. Serve with fried beancurd skins, ginger strips and fresh coriander