Herbal Fish Soup

A simple herbal soup with freshly caught fish [from my hubby's fishing trip].

Ingredients

[serves 2-3]

1 whole garoupa [about 300 gm] - clean and cut into half

1 tbsp meddlar seeds [goji/wolfberries]

1/2 tsp salt to taste

1/2 tsp chicken stock granules

Herbs [refer here for benefits of the herbs]

5 gm [1 piece] tian-ma [Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae]

3-4 slices dong quai [angelica roots]

5 pieces chuan qiong [szechuan lovage rhizome]

some button mushrooms [I omit]

3 bowls water

1. Rinse herbs and place in a soup pot with water.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes until aromatic.  Put in the fish and goji to cook [add button mushrooms if using].  Let is boil.
2. Add in seasoning to taste.
3. Serve hot.

Health Benefits

• Tian - Ma [Rhizoma Gastrodiae Elatae] is also known as Gastrodia Tuber. The sweet and neutral herb has been used in TCM to relieve pain, treat neurasthenia and insomnia, depression, blood-vessel type of migraine, etc., as it calms internal Wind and convulsions, soothes the Liver, controls ascending Yang due to Yin Deficiency, etc., by enhancing the function of liver channels.

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and also  submitting this post to TSK Butler Soup Kitchen Monthly Blogger Event 

October 2012 and also in conjunction with World Food Day hosted by The Spanish Wok.

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