This is my first time making chestnut and chicken soup. I have no concept of time and don’t know when it will be cooked. So how long does it take to cook chestnuts in chicken soup? How long does it take to cook chestnuts in chicken soup?

How long does it take to cook chestnuts in chicken soup?

Common cooking method: Boil chestnuts in cold water , boil over high heat, after about 15 minutes, change to low heat, then cook over low heat for another 15 minutes until it is done.

Pressure cooker cooking method: Put the chestnuts in the pressure cooker, don’t put too much, add a little water, and cook over low heat for more than 10 minutes.

How to make chestnut chicken soup

1. The first step is to prepare the materials. Peeling chestnuts is a difficult problem, but as smart as I am, it is now very simple!

2. Put the chestnuts in a pot, add water and boil for about 5-8 minutes, then pour into cold water to cool. This step is to separate the chestnuts from their shells. The cooking time should not be too long, otherwise the chestnuts will easily peel and turn into powder

3. When cold water is suddenly added to the hot water, most of the chestnuts will crack, making them easy to peel. , you can also choose to cut a hole with scissors before cooking. I peeled a bowl full of chestnuts, and I felt happy just looking at them

4. After finishing the chestnuts, wash the ginger. In fact, boiled chicken with ginger is very delicious. Many times my parents and I will After eating the chestnuts and ginger, the rest is all chicken. Boiled chicken with ginger has the effect of removing greasiness

5. Clean the ginger and slice it for later use

6. While I was cooking the chestnuts, my mother was already busy butchering the chicken, so by the time I finished preparing it, my mother's chicken was also ready, and it was a big pot!

7. When all the ingredients are ready, you can start cooking. First, fry the chicken. Every time we cook chicken at home, we don’t put any oil. We even have to save the excess chicken oil. Home-made chicken The chicken is fat. After frying, leave an appropriate amount of oil in the pan and stir-fry the chicken. After a few minutes, add the ginger. (Because it is a chicken that lays eggs, there are still some small egg yolks that broke during the frying process and feel yellow)

8. After the chicken changes color and becomes fragrant for about 5 minutes, pour in the chestnuts. , stir-fry for a few minutes. (Be careful not to overcook the chestnuts at the beginning, otherwise they will rot easily if cooked with the chicken)

9. After stir-frying evenly, add boiling water to just cover all the ingredients, because the pot at home cannot be used even if the pot is small. If you put too much water, my family will never make too much soup when cooking, so when it is cooked to the best, there will be very little soup. (Friends who like soup can reduce the amount of chicken and chestnuts by half, and just add more water to cook. )

10. Then keep cooking until the chicken is cooked through. This process takes a long time because the native chicken is very chewy. Some people like to cook it in a pressure cooker. The soup will not be less. The chicken It won't be rotten, but I personally prefer cooking it in a pot, as it tastes better than a pressure cooker.

Cooking Tips

1. When cooking chicken with chestnuts, the most important thing is to process the chestnuts. Boil hot water for a few minutes and then add cold water, so that it is easy to peel.

2. The second chicken is more difficult to cook, but I still choose to use a pot instead of a pressure cooker because I think it tastes better when cooked in a pot than in a pressure cooker

3. Friends who like soup You can halve all the ingredients I used

4. Put the chestnuts in slowly, because when the chestnuts are cooked, they will easily turn into powder. Then I can only drink chestnut soup, haha