Chestnut Chicken Soup

Overview

The method of making this confinement chicken soup is very particular. When simmering the chicken soup, do not stew it directly in the pot. Add this extra step. The chicken soup will be full of flavor and not greasy. Unlike ordinary meat that is simply put into the pot and stewed over high heat, confinement chicken soup requires stir-frying the chicken pieces first, and then quickly adding 3 tablespoons of rice wine to remove the fishy smell. At this time, you will smell the aroma of rice wine and chicken that fills the whole house, and you can't help but salivate when you smell it. This method of making chicken soup not only has a better effect in repelling cold, but also removes the fishy smell from the chicken, making the stewed chicken soup more fragrant and delicious. Today I will share with you how to make it. After autumn, the weather starts to get colder. Chicken soup is undoubtedly the best nourishing soup. After you learn it in a few minutes, just make more for your family~

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• autumn recipes
• chicken
• dried chestnuts
• dried lily
• rice wine
• warm water
• wolfberry
• pepper
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients. The chestnuts can be replaced with fresh ones. If they are fresh, put them in 10 minutes before the last time to avoid cooking them too soft~

   

2. 2 Soak the dried chestnuts and lily and wolfberry in water for about 5 minutes respectively, remove and drain the water and set aside.

   

3. 3 Heat a pot, pour an appropriate amount of oil into the Shuangxi Maifan stone pot, first add the ginger slices and sauté until fragrant. Remember to use low heat to avoid burning.

   

4. 4 Pour in the drained chicken, turn up the heat and stir-fry the chicken quickly.

   

5. 5 When the chicken starts to change color, add 3 tablespoons of rice wine and stir-fry. At this time, the aroma of rice wine and chicken meat fills the whole house. It smells so good.

   

6. 6 Pour the dried chestnuts into the pot, stir-fry evenly, add pepper and mix well before proceeding to the next step.

   

7. 7 Pour in an appropriate amount of warm water, pour the dried lilies and wolfberries into the pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. If you use fresh lilies, add them 10 minutes before serving.

   

8. 8 After boiling over high heat, cover the pot with a lid, turn to low heat and simmer for half an hour. Finally, open the lid and add salt to taste and serve.

   

9. 9 A bowl of fragrant and delicious chicken soup is ready