Astragalus Steamed Rice-Field Eel Soup

Why people make this soup

Rice-field eel is warming, meaty and sweet-tasting, and it has long been treasured in home food therapy. In the traditional view it builds qi and blood, strengthens the sinews and bones, and helps the body recover after a draining illness. Nourilo likes that even people who normally feel uncomfortable after rich tonics tend to take this gentle steamed broth without trouble — that is the whole point of “weakness that cannot take tonics.”