The authentic way of stewing chicken in iron pot is as follows:

Main ingredients: 1 hen, 1 corn, 2 groundnuts.

Accessories: 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 2g of thirteen spices, salt according to personal taste, 3 cloves of garlic, 5 slices of ginger, 3 small green onions, 1 star anise, 1 piece of cinnamon, 2 slices of sesame leaves, 3g of rock sugar.

1, first of all, will be bought to wash the hen, soak in cold water for 30 minutes, and after that, then cut the small pieces.

2, corn washed, cut small pieces, groundnut peeled, cut diamond-shaped pieces.

3, onion, ginger and garlic peeled and cut, ready spices.

4, chicken pieces blanched.

5, chicken pieces fished out, rinse the impurities on the chicken pieces with warm water, the preparation is complete.

6, start a frying pan, add spices, small fire beyond the flavor.

7, then add the chicken pieces stir fry.

8, add cooking wine, soy sauce, stir fry evenly.

9, then add thirteen spices, rock sugar.

10, and finally add boiling water, the amount of water did not exceed the chicken pieces for the best.

11, cover the lid, large fire boil, turn small fire slowly simmer for about 30 minutes.

12, 30 minutes after adding cut corn, continue to simmer for 15 minutes.

13, 15 minutes after the addition of prepared pieces of groundnut, add salt according to personal taste, continue to stew for 10 minutes, turn off the fire and then simmer for 5 minutes.

Notes on iron pot chicken stew

1, choose the right iron pot: first of all, choose a good quality, reliable brand of iron pot. Make sure the surface of the iron pot is smooth and free of obvious scratches or rust. A wide-bottomed, thick-walled cast iron skillet is recommended because it heats evenly and maintains the temperature for a longer period of time.

2. Treating the initial oil film on the pan: Before using a new iron skillet, you need to initialize it, i.e. remove the initial oil film on the surface of the iron skillet. Clean the iron pot thoroughly with detergent and brush, and then carry out the process of opening the pot. You can add some cooking oil and heat it slowly over low heat until the oil film turns black, cool it down, pour it off and clean it again.

3, control the fire: iron pot of good thermal conductivity, so you need to control the fire, to avoid excessive scorching or cooking ingredients. Generally speaking, the selection of small fire for stewing, according to the specific circumstances to adjust the size of the fire, to maintain a stable temperature in the stewing process.

4, use enough water: When stewing chicken, make sure there is enough water. Too little water will cause the bottom of the pot to stick during the simmering process and may dry out the ingredients; too much water may dilute the richness of the soup. Generally speaking, the amount of water can be slightly more to cover the ingredients, but not too much.

5, add the right amount of seasoning and ingredients: stewed chicken needs the right amount of seasoning and ingredients. For example, ginger, green onion, cooking wine, salt, pepper, etc., can be added according to personal taste. Pay attention to the amount of seasoning used so as not to be too strong or too light.