I have a bad appetite when it’s hot in summer, so I always want to eat something cool and appetizing. But no matter what you eat, you still need to pay attention to nutritional balance in your diet, including eating vegetables and meat.
Chicken is mild and nourishes the spleen . Compared with beef and mutton, chicken is more moist, and eating more will not cause internal heat. It is fragrant but not greasy and has high protein content, making it very suitable for summer.
Chicken is very suitable for stews, and there are many vegetables that can be paired with it. Among them, winter melon is a summer seasonal dish and goes very well with chicken. Stewed in a pot, it clears away heat and relieves heat. It is nutritious and delicious. Now is the time to eat it.
Stewed chicken with winter melon
[Ingredients] Chicken, winter melon, ginger, garlic, star anise, pepper, salt, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce
[Specific method]
, chop the chicken into small pieces, rinse it with water several times, and then use as much water as possible Hold the water for a while and drain the water on the surface.
. Fresh chicken does not need to be blanched. Heat oil in a wok. Pour in the washed chicken directly (don’t put the chicken liver and heart first). Stir-fry over high heat to dry out the water in the chicken, so that the chicken tastes tighter. Reality.
, then add a spoonful of dark soy sauce, 2 spoons of light soy sauce, ginger slices, garlic granules, star anise, and dried chili peppers, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant.
, add water that has covered the chicken, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Then put the chicken hearts and livers in, add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and simmer for about ten minutes.
. Peel and wash the winter melon and cut into thick slices.
. Stew the chicken until it is almost cooked. Add the cut winter melon and stir-fry evenly. If the color is not enough, you can add some dark soy sauce and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes.. Stew the winter melon and chicken until they are all done. Taste the taste at the end. If it is bland, add some salt. Once the fire is reduced, the soup can be turned off and poured out.
rice tips
, freshly processed chicken only needs to be washed before frying, no need to blanch. However, frozen or chilled chicken needs to be chopped into small pieces, then placed in a pot under cold water, boiled over high heat, skimmed off the foam, and then fished out. After blanching to remove the fishy smell, stir-fry and stew.
, different chickens require different stewing times. You can adjust it according to the actual situation. It is recommended that the chicken should not be stewed too soft. It will be more delicious if it is slightly chewy.
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