Name: Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms; 3 cups boiling water; 1 to 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, preferably bone-in, cut into chunks; 1 inch ginger piece;peeled and sliced thin; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; a teaspoon of cornstarch; salt to season

ABOUT Chicken Soup with Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms RECIPE

A simple, light Chinese chicken soup with chicken thighs, shiitake mushrooms and ginger.

Ingredients Serving: 3

1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
3 cups boiling water
1 to 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, preferably bone-in, cut into chunks
1 inch ginger piece;peeled and sliced thin
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
a teaspoon of cornstarch
salt to season

Instructions

Soak the dried mushrooms in the hot water for 20 minutes
While the mushrooms are soaking, mix the soy, sugar, salt and cornstarch in a large bowl
Add the chicken and ginger to the bowl, toss to coat with the marinade, and set aside.
When the mushrooms have softened, remove from the water (saving the soaking liquid) and slice thin
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.
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
once the chicken is ready, take off heat and transfer the soups in serving bowls
serve hot with breads of your choice

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