The soup stewed by the old hen is delicious and fragrant, and the chicken is tender and smooth. It is considered as the most traditional tonic soup. Only the infirm can enjoy such treatment at an early age. In addition to chicken as the main ingredient, if several common Chinese herbal medicines are properly added, fatigue can be quickly relieved, physical strength can be restored, and the effect of nourishing and preserving health is also obvious.
Some people say that after the chicken is blanched, the nutrition will be lost badly. You can add a few slices of ginger and pepper to the chicken nuggets, marinate for 10 minute, and then fry in hot oil for a while, which can not only remove the fishy smell of chicken, but also ensure the delicious soup. it wont hurt you to try it However, Bian Xiao thought it was particularly "dirty".
In addition to the formula of medicinal materials, when to put salt in chicken soup is also very important. Don't put the chicken in the pot at the same time, or the meat will definitely be firewood and hard. The correct way is to put it half an hour before the pot, so that the stew is not only tender and smooth, but also the soup will become more mellow and thicker.
Ingredients: old hen, ginger slices, onion, yam, medlar, dangshen, angelica, astragalus, salt and mineral water (mountain spring water).
Production process:
First, go to the market and choose 1 old hen, and let the seller help you kill it and bring it back. I'm afraid you can't finish it, so take half. Then, cut them into small pieces with a knife, put them in a pot with cold water, boil the bleeding foam and put them on a plate for later use.
Find a clean casserole, first put a few slices of ginger and two onions at the bottom of the pot, then put the cooked chicken pieces in, then add two slices of Astragalus, one slice of Angelica sinensis/kloc-0, one slice of Codonopsis pilosula/kloc-0 (cut into small pieces), three to five slices of Lycium barbarum and two to three slices of Chinese yam. The above medicinal materials must be washed with clear water.
Then, add an appropriate amount of mountain spring water (or mineral water). After the fire comes to a boil, close the lid and simmer for 1- 1.5 hours until soft and rotten, and the soup turns yellow.
1 hour later, add a few medlars and add a little salt to taste. The old hen stewed with Chinese medicine is finished, delicious and nutritious. This traditional nourishing soup has been eaten in our family for 10 years, and it should be eaten every 3-5 months. People engaged in heavy physical labor can quickly recover their physical strength after drinking, and people with weak constitution should eat it often.
Tips:
When stewing chicken soup, after the fire boils, immediately turn to low heat and cover the pot. It must be filled with water at one time, and it is forbidden to add water halfway.
The above medicinal materials can be bought in Chinese medicine shops and also sold in some supermarkets. You can try your luck there, but the formula is different.
In addition, try to stew chicken soup with mountain spring water or mineral water, otherwise the tap water will smell like floating powder.