1, black-bone chicken 1 piece, ginger 1 piece, salt 1 teaspoon (5g) and 2500ml of clear water. Soup: 5 red dates, 5 lotus seeds, Coicis Semen10g, Lily10g, Lycium barbarum10g, Dioscorea opposita Thunb. 40g, Codonopsis pilosula10g, 3 Amomum villosum and 50g lentils.

2. Remove the head of the black-bone chicken, remove the internal organs, wash the inside and outside with clear water, and chop it into large pieces. Peel ginger and cut into large pieces.

3. Put the soup materials (red dates, lotus seeds, coix seed, lily, medlar, yam, codonopsis pilosula, Amomum villosum and lentils) into a large bowl, soak them in clear water for 2 minutes, then pour out the water, rinse them with clear water twice, and drain them for later use.

4. Put the black-bone chicken into the pot, pour it into clear water at one time. After the fire is boiled, use a spoon to remove the floating foam, and be sure to clean it up. Pour the drained soup into the pot, cover it and simmer for 2 hours.

5. Finally, open the lid and pour in the salt to taste. Turn the small fire into a big fire and cook for 5 minutes before drinking.