Both stove-top and pressure cooker Instant pot recipe are included. I like this Chinese four herbs soup because it is easy to make and mild in terms of flavor from the herbs. Sibut soup is a soup made with four type of Chinese traditional herbs or more in most cases. Sibut is also conveniently sold in a packet with all the herbs already included at the Chinese Medicine Hall. But apparently, it is not confined to only 4 herbs. Sometime mom will add red dates , black dates , goji berries and other herb like yu Zhu Solomonseal Rhizome to the soup to improve the taste of the soup.
My mom said the type of herbs can be swapped and catered to whatever one wants. I used four herbs sibut plus the other four optional herbs in this recipe picture below.
You can just do four herbs. They are usually sold in dried form. Once cooked, they will plump up and actually quite tasty. But, as with all traditional Chinese Medicine, one piece is usually all you need in this recipe and more is not always better too. Each of the Chinese herb has its own medicinal properties.
Any adult with no specific medical condition should be able to consume this. The Chinese believe that it helps to strengthen body and improve blood circulation in general. I do not recommend getting them online, unless you really know their reputation. I include the scientific name of each of the Chinese herb, so you can bring this list to the Chinese Medicine Hall and get them, or easy yet, get the prepacked sibut.
Goji berry is okay to be purchased online if you want to because it is a common ingredient now here in the U. So, I always add the goji berries last, they get soft quickly and still retain its sweetness that way. Always source your Chinese herbs from a trusted source 2. Always rinse the dried herbs in water 3.
