Black-bone chicken, also known as black-bone chicken and Wushan chicken, has a history of more than 400 years. There are black bones with white hair, black bones with black hair, black bones with spotted hair, black bones with all bones and flesh, and black bones with white flesh and bones. Silky chicken has the characteristics of light body, rich nutrition and early maturity. After hydrolysis, black-bone chicken whole powder contains 18 kinds of amino acids, including 8 kinds of essential amino acids for human body, 10 of which are higher than ordinary broiler chickens. Carotene and vitamin C are also higher than ordinary broiler chickens, and can be used for medicinal purposes. In addition, it also contains a variety of trace elements and macroelements, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, chlorine, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc and copper.

Black-bone chicken is usually supplemented with medicinal herbs or braised or stewed. Here are four ways to make black-bone chicken soup:

Astragalus black-bone chicken soup

Ingredients

Ingredients: 600 grams of silky chicken

Accessories: 10 grams of astragalus, 30 grams of carrots, seasonings: 10 grams of green onions, 10 grams of ginger, 5 grams of salt, 2 grams of pepper

Method

1. Slaughter the black-bone chicken, remove the internal organs, and clean it; slice the astragalus; wash and slice the carrots; shred the green onions and ginger and set aside;

2. Use boiling water to boil Blanch the black-bone chicken and drain off the bloody and greasy smell;

3. Put the black-bone chicken into a large soup bowl and add astragalus and carrots;

4. Dissolve the salt and pepper with water ;

5. Dissolve the salt and pepper water and pour it on the astragalus and black-bone chicken, steam it for half an hour.

Health Tips

1. Tonify the body and replenish qi, strengthen the surface and stop sweating, diuretic and swelling, remove toxins and promote muscle growth.

2. Used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, fatigue and weak voice, and low voice.

3. This prescription is extremely beneficial to women’s physical recovery after childbirth and physical recovery after serious illness.

4. This dish is commonly used among the people to treat women's irregular menstruation, menstrual pain, excessive leucorrhea, weak blood and weak Qi and other female diseases.

Foods are incompatible with each other

Astragalus: Astragalus is bad for white skin, anti-vertebrate, fearful of Wulingzhi, and windproof.

American Ginseng Black-bone Chicken Soup

American ginseng (American ginseng) is native to southern Canada and the northern United States in North America. Although it belongs to the same family as ginseng and is both a valuable nourishing and strengthening medicine, There are great differences in efficacy and function. Ginseng is classified as a qi tonic (yang tonic), and American ginseng is classified as a yin tonic (yin tonic). American ginseng is a type of ginseng that cannot be replaced by ginseng and has special therapeutic value. It is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It enters the heart, lungs and kidneys. It has the functions of reducing heat and clearing fire, reducing deficiency heat, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and lowering blood pressure. Clinically, it can improve or eliminate symptoms of body fluid and blood loss, such as weight loss, red eyes, tinnitus, dry mouth and throat. Symptoms include polydipsia and shortness of breath, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, fever due to yin deficiency, yin damage caused by febrile disease, chronic cough due to lung deficiency, and hemoptysis. Add fresh sea coconut, wolfberry, and a black-bone chicken to the American ginseng and cook a pot of soup. It not only nourishes blood and nourishes yin, but also does not worry about getting angry. It is a good soup.

Materials

Main ingredients: 1 black-bone chicken

Accessories: appropriate amount of American ginseng, appropriate amount of fresh sea coconut, appropriate amount of wolfberry

Method

1. Wash the black-bone chicken, cut into pieces and boil in water;

2. Put it into a pot with other ingredients, add water, bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour, add salt and it’s done.

Black-bone chicken and chestnut nourishing soup

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 1 black-bone chicken, 200 grams of chestnuts

Accessories: 15 red dates, wolfberry Appropriate amount, 1 small piece of ginger, appropriate amount of salt

Method

1. Cut the black-bone chicken into two lengthwise from the back, put it into cold water, and take it out after the water boils;

2. Pour half a pot of hot water into the casserole, add the blanched black-bone chicken, add ginger slices, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer;

3. Soak the red dates and wolfberry in warm water for a while;

4. After stewing the black-bone chicken for half an hour, add the chestnuts;

5. After stewing for another half an hour, add the red dates and wolfberry and simmer for another half an hour;

6 , finally add salt.

Warm Tips

1. Black-bone chicken with bones (smashed) and boiled into soup has the best nourishing effect.

2. It is best not to use a pressure cooker when stewing. It is best to use a casserole to simmer slowly.

Stewed black-bone chicken soup with yam

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 1/4 black-bone chicken, 150 grams of yam

Accessory ingredients: old 30 grams of ginger, 1 green onion, 8 red dates, 800 ㏄ water, 1 and 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp rice wine

Method

1. Chop black-bone chicken into small pieces, blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute, then take them out and set aside;

2. Peel the yam, cut it into hob pieces, blanch it in boiling water for 1 minute, take it out and set aside;

3. Peel and slice the ginger; remove the heads of the green onions and cut them into sections; wash the red dates and set aside;

4. Put all the ingredients, water and seasonings for steps 1-3 into the electric pressure cooker Pot, press the "broil·chicken" button, cook until the switch jumps, open the lid of the pot and take out the ginger slices and green onion slices.