Chinese Food
Stewed chicken with gastrodia elata
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Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:Rinse the Gastrodia elata and figs. Put them into water. Soak in sugar for 5 minutes until the Gastrodia elata and figs are soft.
Step2:Remove the skin of the chicken leg. Then cut off the fat on the surface of the meat. After cleaning, gently prick some holes in the chicken with a fork. This can make the chicken soft. Then cut the chicken leg into 4cm pieces.
Step3:Pour water into the pot. Put in the chicken pieces. Boil over high heat. Skim off the froth. Continue to cook for 1 minute and remove.
Step4:Put the blanched chicken into a special microwave bowl. Put the peeled carrots (3cm in size) and cut them into hobs. Soak the soft Gastrodia and figs. Pour in boiling water. The water volume should be 2cm higher than the chicken. Cover with a special microwave preservation film.
Step5:Put it in the microwave oven and hit for 7 minutes with the highest fire power. Out of the oven. Mix in salt and mix well.
Cooking tips:1. Gastrodia elata is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. It has the functions of analgesia, sedation, lowering blood pressure, brightening eyes and eliminating wind dampness. It can be used in a small amount of food to regulate the body well. But do not use too much each time. In addition, the kind of light yellow and translucent gastrodia is better. 2. Figs should be dried. The soup is clear. It can be bought in the supermarket or drugstore. 3. Dried ingredients such as mushrooms, figs, gastrodia, etc. can be added less sugar, which can not only speed up the time of hair expansion, but also make the taste of ingredients better. 4. Chicken skin and oil are removed. This soup will be more refreshing. 5. Usually, if we buy the whole chicken, it's better to eat the rooster in spring, and it's better to eat the hen in autumn and winter. When cooking, we can choose the kind of chicken according to the season. 6. It takes too long to make soup. It takes 1.2 hours. For office workers
