Recipe: Star Anise Chicken Spinach Soup

Chicken and spinach soup fused with Asian flavours of star anise, garlic, ginger and green chilli for a slightly spicy kick

This combination of clean simple flavours is rewarding, light, healthy, comforting and satisfying. Poaching chicken thighs on the bone with the skin in-tact adds rich oily cartilage flavour and texture which not only tastes good but has immune-boosting qualities.

If you find yourself missing the carb element, then try adding pre-cooked rice at the end or egg noodles for a more filling result.

Star Anise Chicken Spinach Soup

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Chicken broth infused with star anise, shredded poached chicken, spinach, spring onion and a squeeze of lemon. Simple and satisfying.

Author: Flaevor
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 2 1x

Ingredients

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1 litre chicken stock
3 star anise
2 chicken thighs with bones and skin on
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp grated ginger
1 small green chilli, chopped fine
150g baby spinach leaf
2 spring onions, sliced finely
1/2 lemon

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Instructions

Fill a large saucepan with chicken stock, add chicken thighs and star anise. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove thighs from soup base and using 2 forks, shred meat from the bones. Discard skin. The bones may be kept for making additional stock).
Return shredded chicken meat to soup base along with garlic, ginger and green chilli. Bring to the boil once again then simmer for 5 minutes.
Turn off heat and remove star anise.
Put spinach inside the soup pot on top of the liquid and place a lid on top. The heat and steam from the soup will wilt the spinach. After 5 minutes remove the lid and stir spinach through the soup.
Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Add a good squeeze of lemon.
Divide soup between bowls and garnish with spring onion.

Keywords: Star Anise Chicken Spinach Soup, chicken soup, chicken and spinach soup