Boiled Chicken Soup with Ginseng, Chestnuts, Jujube, Gingko Nuts, and Rice
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Author: Renée S. Status: published license cc-by-nc-nd tags: Toronto, rice, chicken, soup, Renée dines out, stew, health, chestnut, Korean, Onara Onara, ginseng, herbal, green onion, jujube, stone pot, gingko nut,
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Share on TwitterIt was a chilly day and nothing beats a warm bowl of semi-herbal clear stew/soup. The soup was thickened with lots of rice (think almost congee) and slightly sweetened with the jujubes. The ginseng added a slight depth, while the chicken tasted as if it was an old boiling hen (so kind of dry tough meat). Although I was a little underwhelmed with the chestnuts (they weren't mealy soft), I was satisfied with the gingko nuts and their texture. A bowl of "healthy" rice (it's got black rice in it?) accompanied the stew, but I was only able to dig half way as there was probably a whole bowl of rice in my hot stone pot.
Fun fact: the pot boiled for a good minute after being set down in front of me. :)
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