On July 16, the old man said, 'The head is a chicken, and the second is a duck.' What does the chicken mean? how to eat
Futian, the yang qi in the human body is the most prosperous, and the physical energy is consumed more, so it is necessary to supplement nutrition properly. Chicken is delicious and has high nutritional value. It has the characteristics of high protein, low fat, low calorie and low cholesterol . It is rich in protein, calcium, iron, amino acids and other nutrients. Eating chicken tonic in time during the dog days can not only solve the problem of loss of appetite, but also supplement nutrition.
The ancients believed that the whole body of chicken is a treasure. Chicken is beneficial to the five internal organs, strengthens the muscles and bones, and dispels dampness and drives away cold . According to the ancients, eating chicken in Futian should be eaten while it is still hot .
Eating chicken in dog days has the functions of heating the heat, preventing heatstroke and removing dampness, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, improving immunity, promoting metabolism, and enhancing physical fitness , thus forming the folk custom of eating chicken in midsummer. grand.
Eating chicken is very important
Eat fresh chicken. The rooster, the rooster, must be the chicken of the year, because the older generation thinks that roosters are more energetic, and eating them makes people more energetic and strong, and they have to buy, kill, and eat on the same day.
It is best to eat it with ginger. Ginger is warm in nature, which can adjust the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the human body in summer, so that the human body can adapt to the external environment and play a role in removing dampness and strengthening the body.
Recommended recipe [Hot Pot Chicken]
Ingredients: Half a chicken, white radish, onion, ginger, garlic, cooking oil, star anise, cinnamon, Chinese pepper, 1 tablespoon of bean paste, 2 tablespoons of chili noodles, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 2 tablespoons of salt , 1 spoon of sugar, 1 bowl of water, garlic sprouts, coriander
First, cut the onion, ginger and garlic; cut the white radish into pieces and blanch for 3 minutes;
The weight of half a chicken has been chopped in advance and washed several times;
Pour oil in a hot pan, add star anise, cinnamon, Chinese pepper, 1 tablespoon of bean paste and stir-fry until fragrant, add onion, ginger and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, add 2 tablespoons of chili noodles; add chicken pieces and stir-fry for 3 minutes, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce , 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 2 tablespoons of salt for seasoning, 1 tablespoon of sugar for freshness, add a bowl of water, boil and turn to medium heat, cover and continue to simmer for 20 minutes;
Add white radish and continue to cook for 5 minutes, then add garlic sprouts and coriander, and enjoy!
Recommended Recipe【Hot Pot Chicken】
Main ingredients: 200 grams of all-purpose flour, 2 grams of salt, 1 chicken, 3 potatoes, 1 carrot, appropriate amount of onion, ginger and garlic
Accessories: star anise, cinnamon, pepper, dried chili, bean paste, cooking wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, chopped green onion
Let’s make the dough first, 200 grams of all-purpose flour, 2 grams of salt, salt can improve the gluten of the flour, and then use 100 grams of cold water to mix the noodles; stir with chopsticks to form a floc, and then knead the dough, first knead it into a medium soft and hard the smooth dough, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes;
Let's deal with the chicken when it wakes up. This is a chicken I bought yesterday. After the internal organs are cleaned, chop them into small pieces, add water to wash them, and wash them several times to wash out all the blood and water inside, and wash them well. After draining the water;
I prepared 3 potatoes and 1 carrot, peeled them and cut them into pieces, put them in a bowl and soaked them in water to avoid discoloration of the potatoes;
Then cut some onion, ginger and garlic, cut into slices, and put them up after cutting;
Then heat the oil in a pan, pour in the chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes. After frying, add the onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, pepper and dried chili until fragrant; fry until the surface of the chicken skin is slightly yellow. Then add a spoonful of bean paste to fry the red oil, then pour in cooking wine, soy sauce and oyster sauce, stir fry evenly, add boiling water, the water will cover all the chicken, and then boil over high heat, then cover the pot and turn to medium heat and simmer for 30 minutes ;
At this time, the dough is also awake. It can be seen that the ductility is very good by gently pulling it. Take it out and move it to the cutting board and directly knead it into a long strip; then divide it into small noodles and simply pinch it. Then directly knead it into a ball; after all kneading is done, put it back into a large bowl, and then pour a bowl of water to continue to wake up the noodles;
When the chicken in the pot is almost simmered, add the potatoes and carrots, cover and continue to simmer for 15 minutes; after 15 minutes, the potatoes and carrots are also cooked, add some salt and pepper to taste at this time;
Then we can paste the cake. First, take a dough soaked in water, stretch it slightly, then widen it a little, and pull it into an oval cake. Then throw it back into the water and continue to do it. Next, stick it together after all are done, take a piece of cake we just made and stick it on the side of the pot, half of the cake is attached to the side of the pot and half of the cake is floating on the soup, one next to the other, wrap the cake around the pot. just fine;
Then cover the pot and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the cakes are cooked, and the soup in the pot is almost gone. After turning off the heat, add some red peppers and chopped green onions to garnish, the fragrant chicken in the ground pot. That's it.
It's really super fragrant, the cake borrows the flavor of the vegetables, and the vegetables borrow the fragrance of the cake, and it's delicious. The small pieces of chicken are cooked into the bones, the potatoes and carrots are also soft and glutinous, the color is beautiful and delicious, and the small noodle cakes that are full of soup are also very soft and elastic. .