Braised chicken with chestnuts

By AlexisMayer

Braised chicken with chestnuts
Spring is the time to eat chestnuts... Chestnut, also known as chestnut, is a health care product that nourishes and cures diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts are sweet and warm in nature and have the effects of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, replenishing the kidney and strengthening the waist, strengthening muscles and activating blood circulation, stopping bleeding and swelling. Chestnuts are rich in nutrients, including carbohydrates, protein, fat, multiple vitamins and inorganic salts. Chestnuts have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, etc. The elderly often eat chestnuts, which are of great benefit to fighting old age, preventing aging and prolonging life.

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  • fresh chicken 1 kg
  • ginger 5 pieces
  • garlic cloves of 5
  • cinnamon 1 small piece
  • octagonal of 2
  • cooking wine 1 porcelain spoon
  • soy sauce 1 porcelain spoon
  • salt appropriate amount
  • chicken essence appropriate amount
  • green onion appropriate amount

Steps for Braised chicken with chestnuts

  • 1
    Chop the chicken into small pieces, and divide the larger chestnut into half. Prepare ginger slices, garlic cloves, and chopped green onion, 1 small piece of cinnamon and 2 star anise. Heat in the cooking wine and soy sauce pan to dry the water without putting in the oil. Put in the chicken pieces directly, stir fry until the chicken pieces are dried and begin to grow oily, add peanut oil and cooking wine, stir fry for a while, then add ginger slices, garlic cloves, and stir fry. Finally add cinnamon and star anise, pour in the chestnuts, stir fry well, and add soy sauce.(Basically, it relies on soy sauce for seasoning, and adds a little salt and chicken essence when starting the pan)
  • 2
    Stir fry under high heat. When you see that the chicken skin is beginning to grow oily and quickly drain the water out, add cold water to basically submerge the chicken nuggets and chestnuts., cover the lid and turn to simmer over medium heat. Because it is not cooking vegetables, you can lift the lid and see if the water dries out... When the water is almost completely collected, turn to low heat and stir fry until the water has become juice. Add a little salt & chicken essence, turn off the heat, stir fry evenly,,,, remove the pan, and sprinkle with chopped green onion

    • Braised chicken with chestnuts Make Tips

    *For presentation, you can remove the cinnamon and star anise after taking it out of the pot and plating.** Adding salt and chicken bouillon after turning off the heat and tossing evenly is for better health... these two shouldn't be added too early.*** Stir-frying the chicken pieces in a dry wok without oil is also to use less oil for a healthy diet... because the chicken itself has fat, and the skin releases oil too... Of course, it's better if the skin is removed, but then you need to add a little oil first. In short, there are many ways to braise meat and many seasonings... everyone has different habits... I've tried many, and this method uses less oil and has a lighter taste, so it's relatively healthy~~~

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