Chinese Food
Steamed chicken with wax gourd
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Chicken leg is gentle, warm and sweet; it goes into the spleen and stomach meridian; chicken has the effects of warming, nourishing qi, tonifying deficiency and filling essence, strengthening the spleen and stomach, activating blood vessels and strengthening muscles and bones. Chicken leg meat protein content ratio is higher, more kinds, and high digestibility, it is easy to be absorbed and utilized by the human body, has the function of strengthening physical strength and body. Donggua is sweet, light and cool; it has the functions of moistening the lung, promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm and thirst, diuresis and detumescence, clearing away heat, detoxification and purulent discharge; it contains many vitamins, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus and iron, high potassium salt content and low sodium salt content. It is most suitable for patients with hypertension, kidney disease, edema and other diseases who need low sodium food. Wax gourd does not contain fat. It is low in calories. It is most suitable for people who lose weight
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:The chicken leg meat is shaved and soaked in water for half an hour, which makes the chicken smooth, tender and tasty. Peel and cut the wax gourd. It's thicker than usual. If it's too thin, it will collapse after steaming. It's not easy to form when it's clamped. Sliced wax gourd slices. The uniform size is at the bottom of the plate. It can make the chicken evenly heated during the steaming process.
Step2:Take out the soaked chicken and drain the water. Cut into small pieces. Heat the pot. Add a little oil. Add 2 pieces of ginger and stir fry to taste. Put in the chicken pieces and stir quickly. When stir frying, it must be fast. The chicken will be tender only when it is done in this way. Put in a tablespoon of oyster sauce. Season. Add another half spoon of salt for seasoning. Because the wax gourd has no taste. The chicken is slightly fried and tastes heavier.
Step3:Put the fried chicken on the wax gourd.
Step4:Boil the pot. Put it on the steamer. A large bowl is buckled on the dish to prevent the water vapor in the pot from dropping into the dish during the steaming process, which will affect the taste of the dish. Steam over high heat for 15 minutes. The rich chicken juice will seep into the wax gourd. It's fresh, tender and fragrant. Sprinkle with a little coriander.
Cooking tips:1. Selection of winter melon - green skin winter melon should be selected. It has less water and is combined with chicken and juice consumption. It tastes delicious. White gourd with lighter color and more water will dilute the delicious taste of chicken and juice. 2. Chicken treatment - soak the chicken in water for half an hour to make it more tender. When you stir fry it, fry it quickly. The chicken is tender. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
