mushroom, chicken & ginger immune boosting soup recipe

Ingredients

• 2 litres of water
• 1 free range whole chicken
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 leek, roughly chopped
• 3 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 dessertspoon peppercorns
• 2cm knob of fresh turmeric, sliced
• 2cm knob ginger, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 dried shitake mushrooms + 1 cup boiling water
• 6 cups chicken stock (premade or a good quality bought option if needed)
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon turmeric, grated (or 4 teaspoons powdered turmeric)
• 1 tablespoon or tamari sauce (or regular soy sauce) + extra for serving
• 1-2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 cup spring onion, sliced
• 1 cup roughly sliced oyster mushrooms
• 2 bunches bok choy