Walnut, Lily Bulb and Partridge Soup

Why people make this soup

Partridge is traditionally well regarded for nourishing the lungs and easing phlegm, and is considered helpful for those with bronchitis, wheeze or a tendency to cough — especially children with weak lung qi or asthma, during the calm period between flare-ups. Combined with walnut, lily bulb and apricot kernels, this soup is traditionally taken to support the lungs and kidneys and to soothe a chronic cough or wheeze.

Method

1. Clean the partridge and blanch it. Rinse the remaining ingredients.
2. Simmer everything in 2.4 L of water for about 2 hours, down to about 1.2 L.
3. Drink the soup and eat the ingredients.

Nourilo’s Tips

Partridge meat is sweet and mild, warming in nature, and traditionally regarded as good for building the body, supporting the lungs and easing cough and wheeze — a comforting food-therapy choice for those troubled by coughing. If you can’t get partridge, quail can stand in.