Monday, April 1, 2013

Easy Chinese Old Cucumber Soup ~ Slow Cooker Style

It's another soup day.. and it's Chinese Old Cucumber Soup this round. It's another quick and simple recipe that can be prepared easily.


Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 hours
Serving Size: 4 servings

Ingredients
1 piece of chicken breast with bone (you can opt for chicken bones)
1 old cucumber
1.4 liter of hot water
7 red dates
Optional : 1 medium sized dried scallop for extra taste
A dash of salt for taste

Pre-Steps
1. Wash and clean the chicken
2. Boil the chicken in a pot of hot water for about 5 minutes to remove scums.

3. Remove the chicken and pour the water away.

Steps
1. Wash the old cucumber. Note: we will keep the skin

2. Cut the old cucumber into half length-wise. Then using a spoon, remove the seeds.


3. Cut the cucumber into pieces, about 2 cm thickness.


4. Put the chicken, red dates, old cucumber into a slow cooker pot. Add hot water.


5. Turn on the slow cooker in "Auto" mode and cook for 4 hours.

6. Once done, add some salt to taste. Serve while hot.

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