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Black Silkie Chicken with Vegetables and Chestnuts
Submitted by LadyTong on May 9, 2013 – 9:29 pmNo Comment | 37,183 views
Soup Name: Black Silkie Chicken with Vegetables and Chestnuts
Traditional Chinese Name: 黑雞蘿蔔玉米栗子湯 (hēi jī luó bo yù mǐ lì zǐ tāng)
Introduction:
Black silkie chickens aren’t the most appealing animals to look at, but it can really pack a delicious punch to soups. I usually boil the chicken with the skin on and will eat the chicken as part of the soup. The meat is silky, tender and delicious. You can treat this like normal chicken, adding the same ingredients as other chicken soups. The black silkie chicken isn’t always available and costs slightly more (about 30-50% more) than your average chicken (of the same size). Black silkie chickens tend to be smaller in size as well. The soup I made here is my simple vegetable soup (with any type of meat). Corn and carrots are naturally sweet already and because I love the soft, melted texture of the boiled onion, I throw that in as well (and the kids don’t really taste it).
Amount serves: 4 servings (around 250 mL each)
What Ingredients are required?
1 whole fresh black silkie chicken, quartered (with skin and innards)
20 fresh chestnuts, peeled
2 whole corn, halved
2 whole carrots, sliced
2 fresh white onions, halved
10 dried scallops (conpoys)
3 L of water
How do I prepare it?
- Soak your conpoy in warm water for about 10 minutes.
- Boil a medium pot of water (for the chestnuts). When the water boils, add in the chestnuts to boil for 5 minutes.
- If you can, immediately peel the chestnuts (as its easiest to peel when it’s still hot). Set aside.
- Empty the water and boil a new pot to blanch the chicken (including the innards).
- Boil your soup water and prepare the vegetables.
- Once your soup water boils, add all the ingredients together.
- Boil on high heat for 30 minutes and reduce to a medium simmer for another hour.
- Salt as needed, serve and enjoy!
Any benefits?
- This soup is lean in fat and high in protein. The meat of the silkie chicken is very tasty and the chicken itself is usually skinnier and has less fat than of its white counterpart
- The silkie chicken soup base is great to freeze and use later (by adding fresh vegetables or fruits)
- This soup is ideal for children (and the whole family)
- You can add literally any vegetables with the black silkie chicken
Any precautions?
- Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw chicken meat
