2) Black Bean Herbal Soup(Amy Beh's)

Ingredients :


1 black chicken (600g)
50g black beans, pan-fried without oil


Herbs:


15g wai san
15g kei chee
15g tong sum
15g pak kay


10g dried longan flesh
6 red dates, pitted
600ml hot water


Seasoning
1 tsp salt (optional)




Method:


Rinse all the herbs , longans and dates, and then drain them dry.  Gut chicken and wash thoroughly. Cut into four pieces.
Rinse and drain away the water.  Put all the ingredients into a double-boiler pot.  Add the hot water.
Cover and double-boil for  two and a half to three hours.  Add salt , if preferred, and serve the soup hot.