THE IMMUNE BOOSTING CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

Over the years I’ve made a few Chicken soup recipes including the traditional Ghanaian Chicken light soup. I created this recipe by carefully selecting ingredients for their immune boosting properties. The taste of this Chicken soup is aromatic in flavour with liquorice hints due the introduction of Star Anise and Aniseed.

The inclusion of Halloumi gives this dish a creamy salty flavour which makes this a perfect Winter Warmer soup.

I later turned the soup into a Chicken & Spinach soup by adding blended Spinach which makes it a powerhouse. A 2 in one dish.

I served mine with boiled Yam, however you can serve yours with any carbohydrates of your choosing.

INGREDIENTS 

1.2kg of Corn fed Chicken. Best to use drumsticks and Chicken thighs

2 large White Onions

1 Ceylon Cinnamon stick

4 Bay leaves

1 large Tomato 

60g of whole baby Okra (optional)

1 large tablespoonful of Tomato purée 

1 stalk of Celery

2 Star Anise pods 

1.5 litres of Water 

2 Scotch Bonnets / Habanero Chillies

250g of quartered Halloumi / Paneer (Indian Cheese) or Wagashi (Ghanaian Cheese).

Salt to taste 

FOR THE SPINACH SOUP 

125g of frozen Spinach 

1 large Onion

4 hard boiled Eggs

1 teaspoonful of Fish sauce/ Half a teaspoon of DawaDawa powder or a few Kobi (salted Ghanaian fish) pieces

SPICE BLEND 

30g of Ginger

1 large Onion

7 All spice pods

1 teaspoonful of Aniseed 

4 cloves of Garlic

METHOD 

Watch how to prepare this immune boosting Chicken soup which doubles up as a Chicken & Spinach soup below;

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