8 TREASURE TONIC - PAK CHAN

8 Treasure Tonic
八珍湯

commonly known as
Pak Chan

consists of 8 herbs
for the benefit of ladies
but 
certain herbs like Dang Shen also beneficial to man
so 
now whole family can share the same soup

I was told 
to wash eggs with shell on
and
boil together with the Bak Chang herbs

I put off the idea as I find the shell may be contaminated
so 
I prefer to hard boil the eggs
remove the shell
then only dump into the boiling 
Bak Chang

Some even suggest 
boil Bak Chang first round to extract the nutrients
for the lady of the house
then
add water, chicken & eggs to boil 2nd round
for the whole family

I tried it.
2nd round tastes good as it is not so thick
especially with added chicken
it tastes even better

1 pkt pak chan
1/2 chicken, chopped into chunks

2 eggs, hard-boiled

1) rinse Pak Chan herbs & put into a pot

2) add sufficient water to cover the herbs

3) bring to a boil, lower heat & simmer for an hour

4) drain tonic for the lady of the house

5) add chicken, eggs & water to bring to a boil

6) turn down heat & simmer for 1-2 hours

7) serve hot for the family