I cook Chinese barley sweet soup at least 1-2 times in a week, as I know barley water is good for our kidney and bladder cleanse. If one has urine acid problem, barley water can be used as a therapeutic water. This time instead of sweet version, I cooked salted version and I added some fresh apples into it.
-Ingredients-chicken, fresh apples, Chinese barley, red dates and honey dates
Barley and Apple Chicken soup
(printable recipe)
½ bird of free range chicken (kampung chicken)
2 whole of apples, cut into fairy big pieces
100g Chinese Barley
10pcs red dates
2pcs honey dates
1500ml water
Salt to taste
1. Boil water in a pot, add in chicken, Barley and dates and cook over low flame for 30mins.
2. Add in apple and cook for another 30mins.
3. Add salt to taste.
4. Serve hot.
Happy Cooking !!
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Sonia, congratulations on your first submission to Tastespotting. Saw the vanilla prune cupcake and absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteQuinn, really !! yeah, Thanks for informing, I go and see now. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeletevery new to me..soup look delicious..ya u r right barley water is a good for UTI
ReplyDeletei also like apple chicken soup. Used to add honey dates in soup too. But dint addin barley before. Will try out soon.
ReplyDeletesaw ur vanilla prune cupcake at Tastespotting. Congratulation!
ReplyDeletePranis, ya, barley water is good.
ReplyDeleteJane, Thanks dear, they are very strict on selection of the post, glad mine finally got posted.
Interesting soup, I don't think I have try this before but I bet it's tasty and healthy! Congratulation in being accepted at Tastespotting!
ReplyDeleteI like everything cook with apple , this soup suits my appetite !
ReplyDeleteI will try to make it in sweet soup ( omitt the chicken and salt ).
Thanks for the sharing .
A very nutritious and healthy soup!
ReplyDeletecongratez on ur award :)
ReplyDeleteWow, this is quite simple, and I love sweet and savory dishes. Oh, and congrats on your awards...
ReplyDeleteI've made barley with sweet winter melon before but not this one. Very interesting. I have to try this one day. Thanks for sharing Sonia.
ReplyDeleteNever thought of adding apples to my soups before. I do like the sound of this. Congrats on your Tastespotting entry!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your well-deserved awards and the publication of your picture on Tastespotting. This soup looks wonderful. I hope you have a great weekend. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of pearl barley but have never used Chinese barley. I will have to give it a shot. Nice use of apples as well.
ReplyDeleteNice soup it must be
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your awards! Beautiful soup. Barley is often used to make savoury soup here in Scotland.
ReplyDeletethat is a wonderful look to that soup!
ReplyDeleteQuite unusual and lovely. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteHappy Esther!!!
ReplyDeleteThis soup must be very delicious. Will teach my my mum to cook this soup so when I back to mother house for dinner can have this soup. ha ha (so lazy daughter).Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteooOoO apple chicken soup!~!!!!! that sounds pretty good!! its getting cool and i sure want one of those now
ReplyDeletei got the same award for you too! lol
have a good day!
There's just something about the texture of barley that I adore. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI needed new idea making soup. I am glad to see this post. I will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCOngrats on your well deserved awards .Pics look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour soup is totally nourishing, just what I need now. Love the ingredients of barley and apple.
ReplyDeleteSonia, congrats on your award and posting as well. Well done. BTW this soup looks really good. I bet it was sweet as well and would have loved to have a bowl.
ReplyDeletedefinitely a very healthy soup! :)
ReplyDeleteI can certainly try this soup as I have all the ingredients at home now, even the Chinese barley! I don't really like the Chinese barley for sweet drink, more suitable for soup I think.
ReplyDeleteDear all, Thanks for stopping by and your lovely words.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to try a barley chicken stew for the longest time now! But I have not even bought my barley...:(
ReplyDeletei have a bag of normal barley that i use to make barley drink. can i use this instead of Chinese barley? Thanks for giving me one new recipe for soups!
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