Chicken is a common dish in the daily lives of ordinary families, and there are many ways to prepare chicken. Here are a few common methods: White Cut Chicken, Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms, and Angelica and Black-bone Chicken Soup.
1. White Cut Chicken. White Cut Chicken is a common chicken preparation in Cantonese cuisine, also known as Qingping Chicken. The method for White Cut Chicken is very simple. The chicken is cleaned and prepared whole. Place the chicken in a pot of cold water, ensuring the water completely covers the chicken. Add cooking wine, ginger, scallions, etc. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat. Let the chicken soak in the hot water for half an hour to allow the residual heat to cook it through. Once the chicken is cool, remove it, rub the skin with sesame oil, then cut it into pieces and arrange on a plate. Finally, prepare the dipping sauce by mixing light soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, salt, and chicken powder thoroughly.
2. Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms. This is a famous dish from Northeast China. For Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms, you will need a small chicken, mushrooms, ginger, scallions, chili, star anise, cooking wine, chicken powder, salt, sugar, and light soy sauce. First, clean the small chicken and mushrooms. Soak and clean the mushrooms, then wash and cut the chicken into small pieces. Second, heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the chicken pieces until the moisture is cooked out. Then add the ginger, scallions, star anise, chili, soy sauce, and cooking wine. Continue to stir-fry until the chicken pieces are nicely colored. Add the mushrooms and stew for 10 minutes. Finally, add sugar, salt, and chicken powder and stir to combine.
3. Angelica and Black-bone Chicken Soup. Angelica and Black-bone Chicken Soup is not only beautifying but also nourishing, and its preparation is simple and easy to learn. First, clean the ingredients: angelica, red dates, goji berries, Codonopsis root, and the black-bone chicken. After washing the chicken, cut it into large pieces. Second, place all the cleaned ingredients except the goji berries into a pressure cooker. Cook for 35 minutes, then add the goji berries and simmer for another 5 minutes. Season with salt before serving.