Chinese Chicken and Black Eyed Peas Soup
Black eyed peas soup is an easy to make Chinese home cooking soup. And it is packed full of nutritional values from the black eyed peas and chicken.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 kg skinless and boneless chicken breasts (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 300 g black eye peas (washed (also called black eye beans))
- 15 dried red dates ((buy pitted ones) washed)
- 3 tbsp goji berries (washed )
- 4 litres water
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Place chicken pieces, black eye beans, dried red dates and goji berries into a large instant pot. Mix the ingredients well together.
- 2
Add water to maximum level indicated by the instant pot. Cover and lock lid.
- 3
Select pressure cooker function and set cooking time for 30 minutes.
- 4
Let the instant pot pressure cooker rest for another 10 minutes. Then carefully and slowly release pressure. Unlock lid and add salt to taste before serving.
- 5
Place 4 litres of water into a large covered pot and bring to a boil.
- 6
Add black eye peas, dried red dates and goji berries into the pot, bring to a boil again. Then turn the heat to low and simmer for 30 mins.
- 7
Then add in all the chicken pieces and cook for another 1 hour or until black eye peas are soft and tender. Add salt to taste.