Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms

Name: Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams dried shiitake mushrooms (dried is much preferable to fresh in this recipe); 710 milliliters boiling water; 454 grams chicken thighs, preferably bone-in, cut into chunks; 1 inch A of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced very thin; 2 Tbsps soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for gluten-free version); 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 pinch A of salt; 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 22g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 307 calories. This recipe serves 3. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires shiitake mushrooms, water, sugar, and an of salt. Winter will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Soak dried mushrooms: Soak the dried mushrooms in the hot water for 20 minutes. Use a bowl or a smaller pot to keep the mushrooms submerged in the water.

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Marinate chicken: While the mushrooms are soaking, mix the soy, sugar, salt and cornstarch in a large bowl. Make sure there are no cornstarch lumps.

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Add the chicken and ginger to the bowl, toss to coat with the marinade, and set aside.

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Marinade

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Slice mushrooms, add to chicken: When the mushrooms have softened, remove from the water (saving the soaking liquid) and slice thin.

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Add the mushrooms into the bowl with the chicken. If the soaking water has grit in it, pour the soaking water though a fine-meshed sieve lined with a paper towel into another bowl.

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Cook chicken, mushrooms with mushroom soaking water:

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Put the chicken mushroom mixture, and the mushroom soaking liquid into a pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a bare simmer, cover the pot and cook gently for 25 minutes.

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Serve hot.