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Bone Broth

3/23/2015

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Bone Broths

Making large quantities of this broth can be a great idea if you suffer from long term skin issues. The herbs and digestible proteins are great for the general health of the skin and the broken down bone is full of essential nutrients that rebuild skin tissues and reduce inflammation in the skin.


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Ingredients
  • Whole chicken (organic)
  • 1tbs Apple cider vinegar 
  • Water (to cover chook)
  • 1 each of: carrot, celery, onion chopped
  • 1 tsp each of: ginger, garlic, parsley, turmeric

Method
In a slow cooker or large pot place a whole organic chicken (or lamb shank, osso bucco). Add  vegetables and herbs – these are antifungal, antimicrobial herbs.

Cover with water and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar  and simmer for 6-24 hours. The longer you simmer, the stronger the breakdown of the bone nutrients.

Strain off and keep the liquid and keep this in a container as your broth. You will also be able to scrape off the flesh of the meat if you like to add some protein and a make a more filling soup.

Options
Use this for soups, stews or freeze in batches for later use.
A specific dose for skin health is ½ cup of the broth daily as a warm drink or as part of a meal.

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Coconut Broth

3/23/2015

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Coconut Soup

A very fresh and rich broth with all your favorite Asian flavors. This Soup is the perfect start or finish to a Spring detox which will boost your circulation, energy and appetite

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Ingredients
  • 1 tin of coconut milk + equal amounts of water
  • 2 tbsp of sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp Tamari or Soya sauce.
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 1 thumb knob of ginger finely sliced or grated
  • 1 red chili
  • 4 mushrooms
  • 1 bunch of broccoli
  • 1 Bok Choy
To serve
  • 1 small bunch of coriander
  • 1 lemon

Method

Combine all ingredients in a pan and heat to just before boiling, simmer for 5 minutes. You want the greens to be soft, but slightly crunchy.

Remove from heat and serve with fresh coriander and the lemon juice.

** Varianations: add any protein such as tofu or chicken or prawns if you wish.

Add more or less ginger chili and garlic to taste

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Immune Soup

3/23/2015

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Immune Soup

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Ingredients
  • 8 cups (237 ml) water
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 bulb garlic (at least 10 cloves), minced
  • One 1 1⁄2 inch (3 1⁄2 cm) piece of fresh ginger root grated
  • 1 1⁄2 cups salted chicken soup stock (see recipe below) or vegetable stock or herbamare
  • 2 cups fresh, sliced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 large reishi mushroom
  • Miso - available at Asian groceries (optional if you cant find it don’t worry)
  • Fresh chilli, turmeric, Sage, thyme, oregano

Method
Bring water to boil in large pot. Heat olive oil, sauté garlic, onions, chilli and ginger until soft and aromatic. Add contents of skillet to water. Add stock, shiitake, astragalus, and reishi. Simmer covered for two hours. Remove from heat, allow to sit for two more hours. Remove  reishi mushrooms. Reheat. Add other herbs to taste. Then add the
miso.
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Chicken Stock Soup

3/3/2015

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Chicken Stock

Ingredients
  • 2 kg free-range chicken frames and necks
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 2 or 3 sticks of celery, roughly cut
  • 2 large leeks, cleaned and roughly chopped
  • 4 or 5 medium carrots, roughly chopped
  • 3 or 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 2 tbs dried mushrooms
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns
  • 2 or 3 bay leaves
  •  parsley, sage, thyme, oregano, cumin, turmeric, chilli, cumin 

Method
  1. In a large saucepan, stir fry onions, celery, carrot, leek and garlic in the oil over medium heat for four or five minutes to brown.
  2. Add the chicken and remaining ingredients.
  3. Cover with water.
  4. Bring to the boil and simmer very, very slowly for around three hours. (Add water as necessary to keep everything covered )
  5. Over medium heat, reduce quantity by a half.
  6. Leave to cool and refrigerate overnight.
  7. Next day, remove solidified fat from top of the mixture and store stock in plastic containers.
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  • Home
  • Naturopathy
    • Meet our Naturopaths >
      • Sophie Lorback (Atkin) - Naturopath
      • Belinda McPherson - Naturopath
    • The constultation
    • Conditions We Treat >
      • Womens health
      • Allergies: seasonal and food
      • Digestive health
      • Childrens health
      • Sleep, stress and anxiety
      • Energy and fatigue
      • Pain and inflammation
      • Weight management
      • Headaches and muscle tension
    • Programs we offer >
      • Allergy Program
      • Drop A Size Weight Loss Program
      • Detoxification Program
      • Fertility and pregnancy
    • Naturopathic Testing >
      • Pathology testing
      • Food intolerance testing
      • NES Body Scan
      • Specialised Naturopathic Screening
    • Testimonials
  • Health Practitioners
    • Services on offer >
      • Kinesiology
      • Massage
      • Counselling
  • Book Online
  • Contact Us
    • Opening Hours
    • Privacy Act & Disclaimers
  • Resources
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    • Recipes >
      • DIY Home Remedies
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      • Main meals
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