More diet recipes… I know it’s getting boring.
This post was suppose to be about the elaborate mudcrab I was going to cook on Valentines day (including video footage of me bitterly stabbing a poor crustacean) , but alas, some plans just fall through like sand between my fingers. You were lucky you got away with it this time, Mr. Crab!

So my partner ended up contracting an awful stomach virus, and in order to hydrate and re-nourish the body with nutrients I made a simple soup. If we were really adhering with rules from Chinese medicine, chicken probably should be replaced with pork bones, but Chicken cooked a lot faster (I got home at 7:30pm and the soup was ready in an hour) – probably because I only used the leg.

Ingredients:
4 grain-fed chicken drumsticks, skin removed
1 carrot
1 leek
2 small potatoes
1 small onion
1 bulb of ginger
1/4 celery
1/2 can of organic peeled tomatoes
handful basil
season with salt, pepper, paprika and dried oregano

Pre boil chicken to remove impurities, re-add water into pot, and combine all ingredients (which are all diced). Bring to boil, and then simmer in medium heat for 40 minutes. Debone and shred meat from chicken before serving.

And fortunately, it became a great low-cal, low-carb office lunch!

Like my post? Spread it like butter!