Healing turmeric, garlic and ginger chicken soup

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Healing garlic, turmeric and ginger chicken soup
Serves 6
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Cook Time
3 hr
Cook Time
3 hr
Ingredients
  1. Stock;
  2. 1 whole chicken
  3. 2 large onions - peeled and roughly chopped
  4. 1 bulb garlic - peeled and diced
  5. 2 L water (you may need to top up with water after 2 hours)
  6. pinch of pepper and sea salt
  7. Soup;
  8. 2 tablespoons grated ginger
  9. 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and grated
  10. 1-2 tbs turmeric
  11. 2 cups of asian greens
  12. 3 limes
  13. 2 tbs fish sauce
  14. 4- 6 teaspoons of coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Make stock - Place chicken in large pot with water, onion, 1 bulb garlic, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and then turn heat down to simmer for 3 hours (longer if you have the time).
  2. Soup - After making the stock add ginger, turmeric, extra garlic to stock and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Add greens and fish sauce and take off heat.
  4. Pour into separate bowls, distributing chicken (leaving bones in pot) and greens evenly.
  5. Add a teaspoon of coconut oil and fresh lime juice to each bowl.
  6. Serve!
  7. Optional - fresh chill - great for colds, flu or sinus congestion
Notes
  1. Health benefits
  2. Stock - soothing for the digestive tract, hydrating and immune boosting qualities.
  3. Garlic - natural antibiotic, lowers blood pressure, immune boosting, anti cancer properties
  4. Ginger - beneficial for nausea, loss of appetite, anti inflammatory
  5. Turmeric - anti inflammatory and high in antioxidants
  6. Coconut oil - antibacterial and antiviral
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