Pigeon soup is a nutritious soup made from pigeon meat. To achieve better kidney-nourishing effects, it is recommended to add some traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, such as Cordyceps sinensis or dragon eye meat, ginger, and lotus seeds, which will have a better kidney-nourishing effect. Using yam to cook pigeon soup also has a good kidney-nourishing effect.

1. Cordyceps and Pigeon Soup

The ingredients needed are pigeon, lotus seeds, ginger, silver ear, dragon eye meat, Chinese yam, and Cordyceps sinensis. First, prepare and clean the pigeon, blanch it in boiling water, drain the water and set it aside. Soak the lotus seeds in water until soft, remove the skin, and clean the silver ear. Then put the pigeon in a steaming pot, and at the same time, add the lotus seeds and Cordyceps sinensis and other materials, add an appropriate amount of water, cover the lid, and steam for three hours, then add salt and other seasonings to taste.

2. Pigeon and Yam Soup

The ingredients needed are pigeon, yam, scallions, ginger blocks, monosodium glutamate, and salt. First, kill and pluck the pigeon, clean it, and then cut it open from the back to remove the internal organs and clean them, then blanch it in boiling water and take it out. Peel the yam and cut it into diamond-shaped pieces. Prepare a pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water, put the pigeon in, with the breast facing up, turn on the fire to a boil, then add the yam, ginger blocks, and scallions, and change to a low flame to simmer. When the pigeon meat is six out of ten cooked, add an appropriate amount of salt, turn the pigeon over, let the yam continue to simmer below, and cook until the pigeon meat is completely tender, then add an appropriate amount of monosodium glutamate.

3. Pigeon meat is rich in protein and various trace elements, with very low fat content, and is known as ‘one pigeon is better than nine chickens’. Pigeon meat has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, invigorating the Qi and nourishing the blood, clearing heat and detoxifying, invigorating the brain and benefiting the spirit, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, and nourishing the skin and beautifying the face.

Yam is rich in nutrients, with the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, benefiting the lung and relieving cough, and lowering blood sugar. It is very beneficial to the body to eat it regularly. After slicing the yam, it should be soaked immediately in salt water to prevent it from turning black. One of my favorite vegetables is yam. Nourishing red dates, goji berries, and yam, when cooked with pigeon, make a very nutritious soup. In the cold season, prepare such a delicious soup for your family more often.