Wild Matsutake Morel and Cordyceps Mushrooms Soup
Wild Matsutake Morel and Cordyceps Mushroom Soup 松茸菇羊肚菌石斛養生湯 is an umami and nutrient-rich broth! This immune system-boosting adaptogenic soup has a remarkable impact on helping your body reduce stress, anxiety and fatigue. Traditional Chinese Medicine properties enter the stomach and intestines, regulate Qi and calm the mind.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 50g Matsutake Mushrooms, sliced
- 50g Morel Mushrooms
- 50g Cordyceps Flowers
- 10 Dendrobium
- 1lbs Pork Shank
- 2 Chicken Drumsticks (optional)
- 2 Conch (optional)
- 4L Cold Water
- 2 Chinese Honey Dates
- 1 Aged Tangerine Peel
- 1 Ginger Slices
- 1 Tremella Fuciformis
- 4 Shiitake Mushrooms
Instructions
- 1
Soak the herbs for 5-10 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.
- 2
Wash the pork ribs, pork shank or tenderloin with cold water and pat dry with a kitchen paper towel. It is only necessary to cut the pork ribs into small pieces if your pot needs to be bigger.
- 3
Blanched pork ribs in a medium pot to remove the impurities and excess foam. Rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- 4
If using dried wild mushrooms, soak for minimum of 2 hours to resuscitate.
- 5
If using fresh wild mushrooms, clean, pat dry with paper towels and slice into smaller pieces.
- 6
To make the matsutake mushroom soup, add the edible mushroom slices, pork and herbal ingredients into a clean soup pot not made of stainless steel like THIS Perfect Pot or a Buydeem Health Beverage Maker.
- 7
Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.
- 8
Fill a large pot of water with enough water to cover to make the clear soup stock. We used approximately 4 litres of cold water.
- 9
Boil at high heat for 30 minutes, then reduce to low heat. Slow simmer for 60 minutes on low heat.
- 10
If you find your pot of soup is low in liquid, where most of the liquid has evaporated, add a bit of boiled hot water to the soup and continue cooking.
- 11
Salt to taste.
- 12
Serve and enjoy.