Comments on: Apple and Corn in Chicken Soup

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:48:16 +0000

Dear Kevin,
Sorry, this feedback is great so it helps us identify where we can improve. Preparing the chicken is similar to prep for cooking. This means when you buy it from the supermarket (as a whole chicken), you need to remove the internal organs, wash it and then quarter it. You can check on youtube for videos on how to quarter/cut whole chickens. That’s what we meant. But you can also buy the chicken pre-cut, so prep really is washing. Some people prefer not to have the chicken with the skin, so removing the skin is also an option. I hope this helps and answers your questions! Lisa

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:47:36 +0000

Hi Lady Tong,

I’m not an experienced cook. When you say prepare the chicken for soup, what does that entail? Thanks

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:42:50 +0000

Hi Gina,
Don’t add sugar, but salt is OK to taste if you think it’s not salty enough. This is a mildly sweet soup by nature, so you can add more corn and apples if it’s not rich in enough for you. We do avoid adding salt or additives to soups just to have the natural flavors of the ingredients come out. Hope this helps and thanks for your support! Lisa

By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:40:05 +0000

Hi LadyTong, I don’t know that I should add salt or sugar in the soup or thats all of the ingredient??

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:30:20 +0000

Dear Joyce,

You don’t have to “Blanch” the chicken (put it in another pot of boiling water), but the objective is to clean the chicken of impurities and boil out some of the oil and “foam”. You only need to boil the chicken for about 3-4 minutes or until cooked thoroughly. Hope this helps! Lisa

By: Joyce

Joyce — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:24:31 +0000

So the chicken I have to put another pot to boil it and boil how many minutes?
Is it at last the chicken put inside the boiling water with the all ingredients.

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:45:01 +0000

Hi Anita, are they dried orange peel? I’d say yes, but not the overly salty kinds that you buy as a snack! There are a few ways in which the Chinese process both orange and tangerine peels, although I suspect dried tangerine peels are more common than orange peels. Hope this helps. If you’re in doubt, skip this ingredient altogether. Lisa

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:09 +0000

Hi, I’m cooking a confinement soup for a chinese friend who just had a baby, Can I use orange peel instead of tangerine?

By: LadyTong

LadyTong — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:39:32 +0000

Hi Thirsty, you can leave them out. Actually the tangerine peel is VERY BITTER, so leaving it out will make it taste better. Lily bulbs themselves are slightly sweet, but not sweet enough to make a significant difference. The benefits is that the tangerine peel helps eliminate phlegm and the lily bulbs help nourish the lungs and eliminate cough. If you aren’t so concerned on this and want to just enjoy the taste, you can remove them. Hope this helps and thanks! Lisa

By: Thirsty

Thirsty — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:46:49 +0000

Hi, can I leave out lily bulbs and tangerine peels in this soup? If I do, will it cause any major difference in taste-not so nice? What are the benefits of adding them?

Thanks!