Sesame Oil Chicken Soup. In Taiwan, Sesame Oil Chicken Soup is a must-have for new mothers as well as elders, as it is known to nourish and strengthen overall health. Let's look at a few of this soup's ingredients through a Chinese medicine lens: Chicken: enhances physical strength (no wonder moms across so many cultures give their kids chicken soup to fight off colds) Sesame Oil Chicken Soup(麻油雞 MáYóuJī) was a traditional food for the weak. People believe in sesame oil and ginger's healing effect and a whole chicken completes all the nutrition needed for a weak body. Sesame Oil Chicken Soup

You can have Sesame Oil Chicken Soup using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sesame Oil Chicken Soup
  1. You need 2 pcs of Chicken thighs.
  2. It’s 1 tbsp of Ginger.
  3. It’s 3 tbsp of Sesame Oil.
  4. It’s of Rice wine water 600ml (or Rice wine 100ml + water 500ml).
  5. You need 1/4 tsp of Salt.

I made a double batch of this recipe and froze half of it for when the baby comes. The black sesame oil chicken soup is one of the few foods that she is supposed to eat all the time during the "one-month" after giving birth. This just shows you how hearty this soup is! When you read the ingredients or watch the video, you will notice that I did't mention or put in any salt.

Sesame Oil Chicken Soup step by step

  1. Cut chicken into bite size. Cut ginger if you bought them fresh..

  2. Heat up the pot and add 1tbsp. of sesame oil, ginger then chicken, panfry until chicken is slightly cooked..

  3. Add rice wine water, then salt. Bring to boil, turn the heat down and continue to cook for 10 minutes..

  4. Add the remaining 2 tbsp. of sesame oil. Mix well..

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In a large heavy pot, heat the oil over medium high heat until hot. This soup starts out with sesame oil, amazing veggies like green onion, red bell peppers, garlic and ginger! We add in coconut milk, peanut butter, red curry paste, fish and soy sauce, lime juice, and brown sugar! It's just the most flavor packed soup and has the perfect balance all around so it's super satisfying. Whisk garlic, tahini, ginger, sugar, vinegar, and chili.