Heal The House Chicken and Goji Berry Soup

An immune boosting soup!

Organic Ingredients:

*2 tbsp dried Echinacea Root (BRAND: Unknown - Golden Harvest or other health food stores)

*200 ml water, freshly boiled

*8 tbsp Goji Berries, dried (BRAND: Foods Alive - Organique or online)

*6 cups Chicken Broth (BRAND: Simply Nature - Aldi)

*3 Chicken Thighs (BRAND: Kirkwood - Aldi)

*1.5 Red Onions, peeled and sliced (BRAND: Unknown - Aldi) *Bag of 6

*12 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (BRAND: Unknown/fresh - Golden Harvest or other health food stores)

*6 cm Root Ginger, peeled and shredded (BRAND: Unknown/fresh - Golden Harvest or other health food stores)

*1 fresh medium-sized Chillies, finely sliced (BRAND: Unknown/fresh - Golden Harvest or other health food stores)

*6 garlic cloves, chopped (BRAND: Little Salad Bar - Aldi)

Directions:

1. Combine the dried echinacea root with the water in a bowl to make a simple infusion. In another bowl, pour just enough cold water over the goji berries to cover, and leave to rehydrate. Set the echinacea and goji berries aside and leave to stand.

2. Place the stock and chicken pieces in a large pan or slow cooker. Add the sliced onions, mushrooms, ginger and chillies and place around the chicken in the pan. On a very low heat, simmer gently for 2 hours, or until the chicken is tender and falls apart. Take off the heat.

3. Five minutes before serving, add the goji berries and chopped garlic. Finally, strain the echinacea infusion and add this to the soup, reheating if necessary.

4. Serve by ladling into bowls and garnishing with sliced ginger and chilli for an extra kick.