Chestnut and trotters are both foods with high nutritional value. Eating chestnut regularly can strengthen the spleen and stomach, strengthen tendons and waist, tonify kidney and qi, stop bleeding and promote blood circulation, eliminate fatigue, promote female pelvic development, and is also good for cardiovascular health. Pig's trotters are rich in collagen, which is a good product for beauty and skin care, and has a good auxiliary effect on female chest development.

Dietary problems

Stewed trotters with chestnuts are nutritious and delicious, but they are not suitable for any people. For example, people suffering from a hot cold, excessive internal heat, poor gastrointestinal function and deficiency of the spleen and stomach should not eat it. In addition, chestnuts and trotters are relatively high in calories, so obese people or people who are afraid of gaining weight should not eat more every time. In addition, stewed pig's trotters with chestnuts are greasy, which is easy to indigestion when eaten too much and needs to be eaten in moderation.

Cooking method

The specific process of stewing trotters with chestnuts is as follows:

(1) Scrape pig's trotters and chop them into small pieces for later use, and remove the shells and endothelium of chestnuts for later use.

(2) Add a certain amount of water to the pot, add a little minced onion and ginger, and bring to a boil.

(3) After the water is boiled, add chopped pig's trotters and a little cooking wine to cook. When the pig's trotters change color, pick them up and put them in a casserole. Add some condiments such as ginger, cinnamon and star anise, then add some crystal sugar, aged vinegar and salt, stir well, add appropriate amount of boiling water to stew for 10 minute, and then turn to low heat for 1 hour.

(4) When the pig's trotters are almost stewed, add chestnut kernels for 30 minutes, add some soy sauce, turn off the fire for 5 minutes, and then add a little chopped green onion.