Chicken feet

雞腳

strengthens sinews and bones膠質豐富令湯稠潤

Chicken feet — skin, tendon and small bones with almost no muscle, nicknamed phoenix claws. Nails clipped and blanched, they surrender their abundant gelatin over a long boil, giving soups a rounded, slightly sticky body. The traditional companion of peanuts, black-eyed beans and papaya.

TCM properties

Nature · neutral　Flavour · sweet　Meridians · spleen、stomach

Traditional food therapy

In Cantonese folk food therapy chicken feet are used to strengthen sinews and bones, their rich gelatin thickening and enriching the soup.

Cautions — read first

Not low in cholesterol or fat, so keep the portion moderate
Take care if you have gout

Preparation

Clip off the nails and blanch (飛水).

Origin

本地雞場副產品；亞洲肉檔及凍櫃常備 — Ordinary Asian grocer/butcher item in AU; no online price observed, in-store survey pending

Availability in Australia

Common at Asian grocers

Pairs well with

Peanut Black-eyed pea Papaya Ginkgo nut Dried shiitake mushroom

Soups that use this ingredient · 4

Papaya, peanut and black-eyed pea soup with chicken feetNot yet surveyed (we say so honestly)

木瓜花生眉豆雞腳湯

strengthens the spleenpostpartum nourishmentstrengthens sinews and bonesAll year

街市Papaya· 1百子櫃Peanut· 75 g百子櫃Black-eyed pea· 75 g街市Chicken feet· 8街市Pork bones (femur / blade)· 300 g百子櫃Red jujube date· 4

“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”

Double-boiled chicken with lion's mane mushroomA$12–16

猴頭菇燉雞

strengthens the spleeneases indigestionreplenishes qi3h slow fireAll year

百子櫃Lion's mane mushroom (dried)· 30 g街市Fresh chicken (whole or half)· 30 g街市Lean pork· 25 g街市Chicken feet· 2百子櫃Goji berry / wolfberry· 3 g

“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”

Fish maw and conch soup with Chinese yam, goji and chicken feetNot yet surveyed (we say so honestly)

花膠響螺頭淮山杞子雞腳湯

nourishes yinnourishes the complexionsupports the kidneys3h slow fireWinter

百子櫃Fish maw (dried swim bladder)· 2 to 4百子櫃Dried conch / sea snail head· 2百子櫃Dried Chinese yam· 40 g (1 tael)百子櫃Goji berry / wolfberry· 12 g (3 mace)百子櫃Dried longan flesh· 12 g (3 mace)街市Chicken feet· 8… +3

“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”

Hairy gourd, black-eyed pea and peanut soup with chicken feetNot yet surveyed (we say so honestly)

節瓜眉豆花生雞腳湯

strengthens the spleendispels dampnesspromotes water metabolismSummerAll year

街市Hairy gourd / fuzzy melon· 2百子櫃Black-eyed pea· 75 g百子櫃Peanut· 75 g街市Chicken feet· 8街市Pork bones (femur / blade)· 300 g百子櫃Candied honey date· 2… +1

“The pot for damp weather.”