Chinese Herbal Black Chicken / Silkie Soup (Pressure Cooker)
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 33 minutesminutes
Total Time: 48 minutesminutes
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 70kcal
Author: Marvellina
Nourishing and nutritious black silkie chicken is cooked with Chinese herbs. It can be prepared with Instant Pot pressure cooker, on the stove, or in a slow cooker.
Place all the Chinese herbs except for red and black dates and goji berries in a stock pack or tied cheesecloth. You don't have to fish out all the herbs later
Prepare the silkie:
I can only get silkie in a frozen state. Thaw in the refrigerator if frozen. Remove from the package and rinse with water. Remove the head, and the finger nails from feet if they are still attached
Instant Pot Pressure cooker method:
Place the whole silkie inside the inner pot of Instant Pot. Add the herbal pack, black dates, and red dates, ginger, and dried scallops. Add about 3 litre of water and seasonings. Close the lid. Press "pressure cooker" and make sure it's on high pressure. Set the timer to 18 minutes, about 6 minutes for every pound of the chicken. When it's done cooking, wait 5 minutes and then release pressure
Carefully unlock the lid, stir in goji berries and let the residual heat soften the goji berries. Overcooking goji berries will make the soup tastes sour. Discard the herbal pack
Cooking on the stove:
Place the whole silkie inside a large pot. Add herbal pack, red dates, black dates, and ginger. Add about 3 litre of water into the pot. Bring to a boil. When it comes to a boil, lower the heat to let it gently simmer, with lid partially closed, for the next 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender
When the chicken is done cooking, stir in goji berries. Turn off the heat. Season the soup with salt to your taste
Slow cooker method:
Place the whole silkie inside a large pot. Add herbal pack, red dates, black dates, and ginger. Add about 3 litre of water into the pot. Let it cook for 6 hours on high setting or 8 hours on low setting. Stir in the goji berries and let the residual heat softens the berries. Season with salt to your taste
Serving:
You can remove the chicken from the pot and cut into pieces if you want. You can easily pull the parts off without cutting too. Garnish with fresh chopped green onion and some cilantro leaves if desired. Serve immediately