Immunity Boosting Soup Food

SOUP-IMMUNITY BOOSTING/MING TSAI RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• SOUP-IMMUNITY BOOSTING/MING TSAI Ming's super soup blasts germs and turns your body into a fortress. His #1 secret for warding off illness is Shitake mushrooms. These mushrooms help build your immune system. Step1 1TB GRAPESEED OIL 1 JALPENO (LEAVE IN SEEDS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CAPSAICIN) 1 TB MINCED GINGER (GREAT FOR NAUSEA) 1 TB MINCED GARLIC 2 BUNCHES SCALLIONS 1 LB SHITAKES (BREAK OFF STEMS BUT SAVE THEM FOR STOCK) MIX THE INGREDIENTS FOR 2-3 MINUTES. SWEAT IN SKILLET STEP 2 ADD LIQUID, TOFU , CARROTS 2 QTS CHICKEN STOCK (LOW SODIUM) 2 TB SOY SAUCE (MAKE SURE ITS NATURALLY BREWED AND ORGANIC) 2 LEMONS, JUICED (CONTAINS VITAMIN C) 2 C CARROTS, SHREDDED 1 BLOCK SILKEN TOFU (SOFT) (SOY BASED. This is great protein and low fat) BLACK PEPPER SIMMER FOR 20 MINUTES. PLACE IN POT TO HEAT UP THE TOFU AND IT'S DONE LADLE INTO BOWLS AND GARNISH 2 TB SCALLION GREENS ADD A LITTLE LEMON ZEST EAT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO BOOST IMMUNITY. IT'S LOW FAT, VERY GOOD OTHER TRIVIA HINTS: OYSTERS CVCONTAIN HIGH AMOUNTS OF ZINC WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY AND IS A POWEREFUL IMMUNITY BOSTER. FOOD THAT CONTAINS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF GOOD BACTERIA TO KEEP IMMUNITY STRONG IS GREEK YOGART. ALSO LOW IN CALERIES AND HELPS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

IMMUNITY BOOSTING SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil and reduce heat. Add astragalus, dandelion, burdock, ginger, and sea vegetable; cover and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. Strain, return broth to pot, and keep over medium heat. In a saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat; add onion and mushrooms, and saute until tender. Add garlic; saute for a few more minutes. Add entire mixture to broth. Turn off heat, and stir in miso paste.

IMMUNITY BUILDING MISO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the stock, ginger, scallions, carrots and mushrooms in a pot (she said glass pot) and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the nori and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in miso until dissolved.
• If you like, blend the pieces with a stick blender or regular blender and add the cooked shrimp back in (if using).

KICK IT IMMUNE BOOSTING CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Dice onions, chilli, ginger and sweet potato/parsnip.
• Dice or crush garlic.
• Slice celery, carrots.
• Wash chicken inside and out and place into a large stock pot.
• Put all ingredients into the pot and cover with chicken stock.
• Bring soup to the boil, then simmer for approx 2 - 2.5 hours or until the chicken falls of the bone.
• (I use a pressure cooker to cook mine for approx 1 hr).
• Pull chicken out of soup and discard all bones and large clumps of fat.
• Return chicken meat to soup.
• For a variation, try adding a ham hock to the ingredients as well!
• This chicken soup does have a bite, but it it will sweat out all those nasty cold bugs!
• Enjoy!