Coconut, Carrot and Black-Bone Chicken Soup

Why people make this soup

Fresh coconut is a wonderful soup ingredient — crack the whole coconut open, and the sweet coconut water inside is worth saving for the pot, as it makes the soup even more naturally sweet. This coconut, carrot and black-bone chicken soup is traditionally used to nourish qi, care for the complexion and build up a weak body, gentle enough for young and old alike.

Method

1. Clean and dress the black-bone chicken, then blanch it.
2. Peel the carrot and cut into chunks.
3. Put everything (including the reserved coconut water) into the pot with about 3 L of water.
4. Simmer about 2 hours down to roughly 1.2 L. Serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

This soup is naturally sweet and tasty, with a good building-up quality — one of the best gentle food-therapy soups for people who feel weak or depleted.