Cookbook Countdown #9: Chicken Soup with Winter Melon and Wolfberries

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For September 2016

 Terry Tan's 

naturally speaking Chinese Recipes and Home Remedies

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Chicken Soup with Winter Melon and Wolfberries

for two pax I used:

one chicken breast meat, cleaned and trimmed off fat

chinese wolfberries, washed

water, salt, ground black pepper,

winter melon chunks

dark soy sauce, chopped fresh coriander leaves

crisp-fried shallots

paired with purple sweet potatoes and blanched greens
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I bought a round baby winter melon and this is the second dish

I made with it!  Very simple ingredients with delicious results.

*The health benefits of winter melons HERE - translated from Chinese

Video on benefits of winter melons HERE

Dieting with winter melons?  HERE

Health benefits of Chinese Wolfberries HERE
The difference between Tibetan Goji berries and Chinese Wolf berries HERE

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