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Bamboo Shoot Mushroom & Ham Pigeon Nourishing Soup

(笋蘑火腿鸽子汤)

 

This nourishing soup is made with pigeon meat, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and ham. It is rich in nutrients and provides many health benefits. Pigeon meat contains abundant calcium, iron, copper, vitamin A, B vitamins, and vitamin E. It is also rich in lecithin and pantothenic acid, which help prevent hair loss and arteriosclerosis. This soup is especially beneficial for improving anemia.

 

TCM Benefits (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Pigeon meat is rich in calcium, iron, copper, vitamin A, B vitamins, and vitamin E. It also contains lecithin and pantothenic acid, which are effective in preventing hair loss and arteriosclerosis. It is particularly beneficial for nourishing the blood and improving anemia.

 

Main Ingredients

• Pigeon Meat (鸽子 / Pigeon) – 1 whole pigeon
• Winter Bamboo Shoots (冬笋 / Winter Bamboo Shoots) – 25 g
• Fresh Mushrooms (鲜蘑 / Fresh Mushrooms) – 25 g
• Ham (火腿肉 / Ham) – 20 g
• Chicken Stock (鸡汤 / Chicken Stock) – 1000 ml

 

Seasonings

• Salt (盐 / Salt) – to taste
• Sugar (糖 / Sugar) – to taste
• Cooking Wine (料酒 / Cooking Wine) – to taste
• Spring Onion (大葱 / Spring Onion) – to taste
• Ginger (生姜 / Ginger) – to taste

 

Cooking Method

1. Cut the pigeon into four pieces.
2. Lightly crush the ginger.
3. Slice the fresh mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots, blanch them in boiling water, and drain well.
4. Bring water to a boil, add the pigeon pieces, blanch briefly, and remove.
5. Pour the chicken stock into a clay pot and bring to a boil. Add the pigeon meat, spring onion, ginger, cooking wine, salt, sugar, and optional MSG.
6. Reduce to low heat and simmer until the pigeon is about 70–80% cooked.
7. Add the winter bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms, and ham, then continue simmering until the meat becomes tender.
8. Remove the spring onion and ginger, skim off any floating fat, and serve.

 

Health Tip

Winter melon and ham pair very well together. Winter melon combined with ham provides a good amount of protein, fat, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and trace minerals such as zinc, which help improve urinary discomfort.

 

Benefits & Functions of Winter Bamboo Shoots

· Clears heat and resolves phlegm (清热)化痰

  Helps eliminate internal heat and damp-phlegm, restoring body balance.

 

· Relieves chest oppression & promotes digestion ()利膈爽胃

  Enhances digestive function and helps relieve food stagnation and indigestion.

 

· Promotes bowel movement ()通便

  Rich dietary fiber stimulates intestinal peristalsis and alleviates constipation.

 

· Nourishes the liver and brightens the eyes (养)肝明目

  High in vitamins that help protect liver cells and support vision health.

 

· Helps digest greasy foods (消油腻)

  Improves appetite, strengthens the spleen and stomach, eases the intestines, and assists in digesting oily or heavy foods.