Soups
Chinese Yam, Goji & Fresh Abalone Chicken Soup
Traditionally nourishes, brightens the eyes and supports healthy blood sugar
In short: Chinese Yam, Goji & Fresh Abalone Chicken Soup is a soup that Traditionally nourishes, brightens the eyes and supports healthy blood sugar. It is most often made for blood sugar balance, blood nourishment, eye wellness. Total time about 3 hr 20 min. Key ingredients: chinese yam, goji berries, free-range chicken, ginger.
Why people make this soup
A relative brought back a big box of green-lip abalone from Australia — these frozen fresh abalone are getting pricier and have become quite the banquet treat. Double-boiled, they make a marvellously savoury soup, and afterwards you can slice and eat the abalone too, with a lovely texture. In food tradition, abalone is associated with nourishing the body and supporting the eyes, and is comforting for people who feel depleted or get frequent dizziness and headaches. Paired with Chinese yam, goji and chicken, it makes a nourishing soup people enjoy for the complexion, the eyes, and to support steady blood sugar.
Method
- Clean the fresh abalone, remove the gut, and blanch. Soak and rinse the Chinese yam and goji. Cut the chicken into pieces and blanch.
- Put everything into a double-boiling vessel and pour in 1.8 L of boiling water.
- Double-boil about 3 hours. Eat the soup with the solids.
Nourilo’s Tips
This soup is savoury and suits the whole family, and is good for people with diabetes and weakening eyesight. No double-boiler? You can simply simmer the ingredients as a regular soup — no problem. If using an electric double-boiler there’s no need to top up water; if double-boiling over water on the stove, top up with hot (not cold) water as needed.
What studies say about the key ingredients
Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.
- Goji berries
Compared with placebo (n=80), the goji juice group (n=81) reported greater improvements in several self-rated symptoms, including stress, mental acuity, sleep quality and overall well-being, under a random effects model.Limitation: Outcomes were self-reported symptom questionnaires, and several symptoms showed significant heterogeneity across the four pooled trials of a single branded juice.PubMed 22897500 · 3 more goji berries studies - Ginger
Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies
From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Ingredient notes for this recipe
- Goji berries: A few cases of raised INR (a bleeding-risk marker) have been reported in people taking warfarin after drinking concentrated goji tea or wine. If you take a blood thinner, check with your doctor. Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering — Lycium
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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