Kung Pao Chicken, also known as Kung Pao Chicken, is made from white and tender chicken breast and peanuts that are stir-fried. It is a famous Sichuan dish with a long history.
According to legend, this dish was first created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan in the late Qing Dynasty and named after his fondness for eating this dish. It started during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. Ding Baozhen was originally from Pingyuan, Guizhou (now Jijin, Guizhou). He was a Jinshi in the third year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. He served successively as governor of Shandong and governor of Sichuan. The governor-general of the Qing Dynasty was the highest local official, and his honorific title was "Gongbao", so this dish was called "Gongbao Chicken". Ding Baozhen was very particular about cooking. When he was an official in Shandong, he hired dozens of chefs. He often told his chefs: cooking should be refined and not clichéd. One time, Ding Baozhen went back to his hometown to visit relatives. His relatives and friends washed his hands of him and cooked some dishes for him. Among them was stir-fried diced chicken with tender green peppers, which Ding liked very much, so he asked what the name of the dish was. In order to please him, someone said: This dish was specially made for Master Gong Bao and should be named after "Gong Bao Chicken". Ding was very happy and nodded in agreement. Since then, the dish "Kung Pao Chicken" has become popular.
The nutritional value and efficacy of Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken is rich in nutrients such as protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins and carbohydrates. It has the effect of warming, replenishing qi and nourishing It has the effect of strengthening the five internal organs, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and strengthening the bones and muscles. Eating it can nourish the body, increase appetite, promote human health, and enhance the body's resistance.
1. Chicken: Chicken has the functions of warming and replenishing qi, replenishing essence and marrow, and tonifying deficiency and improving intelligence. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" says that eating chicken regularly can help the mind; most doctors of later generations believe that eating chicken can make people smart.
2. Chicken: Chicken meat is tender, delicious, nutritious, and has a nourishing effect. The protein content in chicken is very high and has high digestibility. It is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body and has the effect of enhancing physical strength and strengthening the body. Chicken contains phospholipids, which play an important role in human growth and development. It is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in the Chinese dietary structure. Chicken has a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, chills, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia, weakness, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that chicken has the effects of warming the body and replenishing qi, replenishing deficiency and replenishing essence, strengthening the spleen and stomach, activating blood vessels, and strengthening muscles and bones.
3. Peanut kernels (fried): Peanut kernels are rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, zinc and other nutrients. They can enhance memory, resist aging, stop bleeding, and prevent heart and brain diseases. It can prevent vascular diseases and reduce the occurrence of intestinal cancer: However, after being fried, it is hot and dry in nature, so it is not suitable to eat too much.
4. Egg white: Egg white is rich in protein and 8 essential amino acids and a small amount of acetic acid, which can enhance the lubrication of the skin and protect the slightly acidic skin to prevent bacterial infection: In addition, egg white It also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying; Traditional Chinese medicine in my country also believes that egg white is slightly cold in nature and clear in qi, which can ease menstruation and replenish qi, moisten the lungs and relieve throat, clear away heat and detoxify, and help delay aging.