Name: Herbal Hot Pot Broth (药膳火锅)
Yield: Serves 2 to 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 green onion, trimmed and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) segments; 2 slices dried ginseng; 3 dried red jujubes; 1 teaspoon goji berries; 2 white cardamom pods; 10 dried goji berries; 2 dried red jujubes; 4 cups (1 L) Bone Broth or chicken broth; ⅛ teaspoon sugar; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 slices dried female ginseng (dang gui); 2 green onions, white part only, cut into 4-inch (10 cm) segments; 2 slices dried Chinese licorice root (gan cao); 5 slices milkvetch (huang qi); 1 tablespoon liquid from fermented sweet rice (you can use store-bought); 1½-inch (4 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Xi'an Famous Foods

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

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Ingredients

For the Herbal Water

2 slices dried ginseng
3 dried red jujubes
2 slices

Method

To make the herbal water

Fill a pot with 4 cups (960 ml) water. Add all of the ingredients and bring to boil over high heat. Turn the heat down to low and cook for 40 minutes. You can store this herbal water in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month.