Dang Gui Soup In Coconut Recipe

This Hakka confinement dish is not only for its unique flavor alone, it also treats migraine and dispels 'wind' from the body during confinement period.

Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui) is a tonic for blood and often used traditionally by woman to regulate menstrual cycle, relieve menstrual cramps and treat menopausal symptoms. It acts as a general tonic for the female reproductive system.

Ingredients :

• ½ kampong chicken

• 50g Angelica sinensis or "female ginseng" (Dang Gui)

• 1 tbsp Chinese wolfberries or goji berries (Qi Zi)

• 10 pcs black dates

• 1 old coconut

• adequate rice wine or "huang jiu" (to fill up 80% of coconut shell)

Method :

1. Skin and blanch the chicken. At the same time truncate the top of old coconut shell, then use the coconut shell as a container. (picture 2)

2. Put all the ingredients into coconut shell, stew for 4-5 hours and serve hot. (picture 3-4)

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