Chinese Yam Lotus Seeds Soup Added With BRAND’S® Essence Chicken With Tangkwei
Created by Ms Ling Ai Tan, Nutritionist, 5Colour Diet

Serving size: 4 servings of rice bowl size.

Ingredients

• BRAND’S® Essence of Chicken with Tangkwei – 2 bottles
• Chicken thigh, skinless - 1 piece
  
• Dried Mung fish - 4 nos or Dried Cuttlefish - 1 hand palm size
• Ginger – 2 thin slices
• Water – 900-1000 ml (Healthier choice: Distilled water or mineral water)
• Carrot, 8 inches length – 1 no (Wash & cut into 8 pieces)
• Chinese Yam, 4 inches length x 2 inches diameter – 1 no (Wash & peel its skin and cut into 8 pieces.  Wear plastic gloves if you are allergic to yams)
• Garlic cloves - 4 nos
• Dried Lotus seeds – 12-15 nos (Wash & soak in hot water for 10 minutes to soften it)
• Red dates (seedless) - 4 nos
• Goji berries – 12-15 nos
• Olive Oil - 1 teaspoon (Other healthy oil choices: Canola oil, Sunflower oil, Flaxseed oil, etc)
• Pepper to taste
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Hard-boiled eggs – 4 nos (Optional)

Preparation

1. Parboil Chicken thigh in hot boiling water for 1-2 minutes to remove impurities.  Discard the water and rinse the Chicken thigh clear of excess fats.
2. Put washed Mung fish, Ginger slices and parboiled Chicken thigh into a stewing pot (Healthier choice: glass, corning ware or clay pot). Pour water into the stewing pot & turn on high flame.  Once the water start to boil, turn to low flame & stew for 2 hours.
3. After 2 hours, skim the soup surface of excess oil then put washed Carrot, Chinese Yam, Garlic cloves, Lotus seeds, Red dates into the soup and stew for another hour.
4. Once 1 hour is up, add washed Goji berries, Olive oil, Pepper, Salt and stir well.  Turn off flame & let the soup steep for 10 minutes.
5. After 10 minutes is up, pour 2 bottles of BRAND’S® Essence of Chicken with Tangkwei together with the hard-boiled eggs into the soup & stir well.  Then scoop into bowls to serve.

Consumption

1. For Pre-Menstrual Syndrome’ symptoms: Take 1 serving of this soup for 3-5 days at 1 week before menstruation starts & when menstruation stops.  Preferably to take this soup in the morning & not later than 3.00 pm because it may cause heatiness in some individuals especially those with heaty body system.
2. For Menopause symptoms: take 1 serving of this soup daily.
3. For cooking using Slow Cooker: Water – 800-900 ml.  Put all ingredients into slow cooker & turn on Auto or High mode for 4-5 hours.  For Low mode, cooking time is 7-8 hours.  When cooking time is up, follow Preparation notes Item (4) & (5) instructions.

Note: To drink this soup at an interval of ½ to 1 hours from medications.  If you are pregnant or having any medical conditions, please seek your health expert before consuming this soup.

当归莲子汤伴白兰氏鸡精

您是否曾遇到根月经前综合征有关如乳房胀痛、背痛、胃胀气、绞痛、情绪波动或头痛等的症状呢？荷尔蒙失衡会影响一个女人的生活质量。 摄取适当的草药以帮助缓解您的症状和调节情绪是有效的方法之一。

益处：

• 有助于缓解经期前综合征和更年期的症状
• 调节情绪
• 改善气虚

份量：4碗饭的份量。

主料

• 白兰氏当归鸡精 - 2罐
• 去皮鸡腿肉 - 1只
• 明目鱼 - 4条或墨鱼 - 1个手掌大小
• 薄姜 - 2片
• 水 - 900至1000毫升 （健康的选择：蒸馏水或矿泉水）
• 8英寸长的红萝卜 - 1条 （洗净并切成8片）
• 4英寸长×2英寸宽的淮山- 1条 （洗净后去皮并切成8块。如果您对山药过敏，请戴上塑料手套）
• 蒜瓣 - 4粒
• 莲子干 - 12-15粒 （清洗和浸泡在热水中10分钟及软化莲子）
• 无核红枣 - 4粒
• 枸杞子 - 12-15粒
• 橄榄油 - 1茶匙 （其它健康油的选择：芥花籽油、葵花籽油、亚麻籽油等）
• 胡椒粉适量
• 盐 - 1茶匙
• 煮熟的蛋 - 4粒 （选择性）

准备工作

1. 把鸡腿肉放进热水1至2分钟以除去杂质。之后把水倒掉，再以清水洗净鸡腿肉，把多余的脂肪去除。
2. 将洗净的明目鱼、姜片和半熟的鸡腿肉放入炖锅里（健康的选择：玻璃、康宁或陶瓷锅）。 将水倒入炖锅中并开大火煮沸。 当炖锅里的水煮沸了，就转小火焖2小时。
3. 2小时后，去掉汤表层多余的油后，加入洗净好的红萝卜、淮山、蒜瓣、莲子和红枣入汤并炖多1小时。
4. 1小时后，加入枸杞子、橄榄油、胡椒粉和盐搅拌均匀。 关火并焖上10分钟。
5. 10分钟后，倒入2罐白兰氏当归鸡精及煮熟的蛋于汤中并搅拌均匀，舀入碗即可享用。

摄取量

1. 对于月经前期综合征的症状：在月经前1周及月经后摄取此汤1份长达3至5天。 最好在上午及不晚于下午3时饮用此汤，因为它可能会对某些人引起上火，特别是那些有燥热体质的人。
2. 对于更年期的症状：每日摄取此汤1份。
3. 对于慢炖锅使用者：水- 800-900毫升。 将所有材料放入慢炖锅里并开启自动或高温模式4至5小时。 选用低温模式，烹煮时间为7至8小时。 当烹煮好了，请依据以上准备工作（4）及（5）的说明。

注意：如果有服用任何药物，必需与此汤饮用时间相隔1/2至1小时。 如果您是孕妇或有任何健康问题，在饮用此汤前请咨询您的健康专家。