| Product name | Stewed Chicken and Chinese Cabbage Soup |
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| Descripción | Tonifies the spleen and stomach, enhances energy, promotes blood circulation, and strengthens tendons and bones |
| Price | MXN$240 |
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Stewed Chicken and Chinese Cabbage Soup
(炖鸡白菜汤)
Stewed Chicken and Chinese Cabbage Soup is a nourishing homemade tonic soup made primarily with an old hen. The dish follows the principle of preserving the original flavor of the ingredients, using chicken (500 g) and Chinese cabbage (1000 g). The chicken is blanched, then gently simmered until tender, after which the cabbage is added for seasoning.
During cooking, whole pieces of ginger and scallion are stewed together with the chicken to retain the natural aroma of the ingredients. Chicken is rich in protein and phospholipids, which help enhance physical strength and nourish the body. Chinese cabbage contains vitamin C and dietary fiber, offering cleansing and detoxifying benefits.
This soup helps regulate menstrual irregularities and anemia, but it should not be consumed with garlic, sesame, and certain other foods.
Functions and Effects
• Tonifies the spleen and stomach, enhances energy, promotes blood circulation, and strengthens tendons and bones.
Recommended For
Suitable for individuals who are:
• malnourished,
• prone to cold,
• experiencing fatigue,
• having menstrual irregularities,
• anemic, or
• physically weak.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Chicken – 500 g
- Chinese cabbage – 1000 g
Seasonings
- Salt – 15 g
- Cooking wine – 7 g
- MSG – 3 g
- White pepper – 1 g
- Ginger – 7 g
- Spring onion – 7 g
Cooking Instructions
- Wash the heart of the Chinese cabbage and cut it into pieces. Clean the old hen, blanch it in boiling water, then rinse thoroughly.
- Clarify the original chicken broth, strain through a fine sieve, and return it to a stainless-steel pot. Bring to a boil, add the chicken, whole ginger, and whole spring onion. Once it reaches a boil again, reduce to low heat and simmer until the chicken becomes tender.
Then add the cabbage, salt, cooking wine, pepper, MSG, etc. Remove the ginger and spring onion. Adjust seasoning and serve the soup in a large bowl.
Cooking Tips
• Use half an old hen for best results.
• If cooked in a clay pot and served directly in the original pot, the flavor is even better.
Nutritional Benefits
Chicken:
Chicken meat is tender, flavorful, and highly nutritious. It has superb nourishing properties.
It contains a high proportion of easily absorbed protein and phospholipids, which are essential for growth and development.
Chicken is effective for:
- malnutrition,
- sensitivity to cold,
- fatigue,
- menstrual irregularities,
- anemia, and
- general weakness.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, chicken is believed to:
- warm the middle,
- tonify qi,
- nourish deficiency,
- strengthen the spleen and stomach,
- activate blood circulation, and
- strengthen muscles and bones.
Chinese Cabbage:
Chinese cabbage is a staple vegetable with high nutritional value, rich in various vitamins and minerals—especially vitamin C, calcium, and dietary fiber.
Benefits include:
- skincare and beauty,
- prevention of breast cancer,
- detoxification and bowel cleansing,
- aiding absorption of animal protein,
- preventing constipation, hemorrhoids, and colon cancer.
TCM believes cabbage:
- nourishes the stomach and promotes fluid production,
- relieves irritability and thirst,
- promotes urination and bowel movement,
- clears heat and detoxifies.
Food Incompatibilities (Traditional Dietary Taboos)
Chicken
- Chicken + Garlic → incompatible; garlic is hot and pungent, while chicken is warm-tonifying. May cause qi stagnation according to classical texts such as Jin Gui Yao Lue.
- Chicken + Chrysanthemum → may cause poisoning.
- Chicken + Glutinous Rice → may cause discomfort.
- Chicken + Dog Kidney → may cause dysentery (chicken feces ash is said to neutralize).
- Chicken + Sesame → may cause severe reactions or even death; licorice decoction is traditionally used.
Eggs
- Eggs + Soy Milk → reduces protein absorption; raw soy milk contains trypsin inhibitors that interfere with digestion.
- Eggs + Soy Milk Powder → similar effect; reduces nutrient absorption.
- Eggs + Sweet Potatoes → may cause abdominal pain.
- Eggs + Antibiotics (anti-inflammatory drugs) → may cause poisoning; traditionally treated with 15 g of tung oil.
Nutritional Composition (per recipe)
- Calories: 1021.65 kcal
- Protein: 113.03 g
- Fat: 48.09 g
- Carbohydrates: 41.24 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.30 g
- Vitamin A: 442.76 μg
- Carotene: 1216.70 μg
- Thiamine: 0.66 mg
- Riboflavin: 0.96 mg
- Niacin: 34.12 mg
- Vitamin C: 311.47 mg
- Vitamin E: 10.07 mg
- Calcium: 556.22 mg
- Phosphorus: 1096.25 mg
- Sodium: 7053.28 mg
- Magnesium: 211.20 mg
- Iron: 14.43 mg
- Zinc: 9.36 mg
- Selenium: 63.99 μg
- Copper: 0.89 mg
- Manganese: 1.97 mg
- Potassium: 1289.49 mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.01 mg
- Pantothenic Acid: 0.03 mg
- Folic Acid: 3.92 μg
- Vitamin K: 0.49 μg
- Cholesterol: 530 mg
