Description
A 'complete' soup simmered long with 10 herbs like Dong Quai and Rehmannia. Taiwan's most famous health soup, typically cooked with chicken or pork ribs.
Restaurants serving Shiquan Dabu Soup
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 Medicinal herbs
- Bone-in meat(Chicken/Pork)
- Rice wine
- Ginger
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [
- Herbs] Prepare a bag of
- herbs: Dong Quai, lovage, Rehmannia, white peony (Blood tonics), Ginseng, Atractylodes, Poria, Licorice (Qi tonics), plus Cassia and Astragalus.
- Boil massive water, spice bag, plenty of rice wine, and ginger until pitch black.
- Add parboiled meat (bone-in chicken or pork ribs).
- Simmer until meat is dyed by the herbs and fall-apart tender.
- Season only with salt, letting the herbal sweetness shine.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Rich aroma of Dong Quai and Cassia
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought Shiquan Dabu Tang packs
Pairing
White Rice or Tossed Noodles
Trivia
[Hardcore] The ultimate medicinal soup, a premium version of Yao Dun Pai Gu. As the name suggests, it tonifies the entire body; believed to be a 'drinkable charm' for fatigue and cold.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Drink the 'pitch-black broth' first to feel the immediate boost in blood circulation before eating the meat!
Allergen
Chicken or Pork