Sesame Chicken Soup

Description
In winter, the weather is cold. Soup can warm and fortify your body. Here is a Taiwanese recipe for soup.

Ingredients

 * 1 whole chicken
 * 6 slices ginger root
 * 2 c. cooking wine or sherry
 * 5 c. water
 * 2 t. sugar
 * 1 t. salt

Directions

 * 1) Remove any fat from the cavity of the chicken and cut the chicken into bit-size pieces. 2. Heat the wok and then add sesame oil. Stir-fry the ginger root until fragrant. 3. Add the pieces of chicken and stir-fry for 1 minute. 4. Add the cooking wine and bring to a boil. 5. Add (5 c. water, 2 t. sugar and 1 t. salt) and boil again, turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
 * 2) In my culture, many families like this soup because it is very nutritious. Some pregnant women drink this soup to help restore their physical and mental energy. So, this soup is very popular in my country.