Gourd chicken is a famous dish in Xi, China. Cucurbit chicken is a traditional food in Xi, Shaanxi. Beginning in the Tang Dynasty, its production process is divided into three steps: boiling, steaming and frying. September 20 18, cucurbit chicken was rated as? Chinese food? Ten classic dishes in Shaanxi.

Gourd-shaped chicken, roasted whole chicken

Cucurbit chicken is a kind of Qin cuisine, which began with the famous family banquet of Wei Li, Minister of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty. Mainly using pure and tender hens as raw materials, the taste is crisp and tender, and the fragrance is mellow.

Before cooking, tie the chicken with a string, boil it, steam it, and fry it. The cooked chicken is crispy and tender, and the chicken body is as complete as a gourd, so it is called? Gourd chicken? .

The seasonings for making gourd chicken are cinnamon, pepper, star anise, tsaoko, clove, galangal, onion, ginger, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, crystal sugar, refined salt, salt and pepper, chicken soup and rapeseed oil.