For Cantonese, there is a saying that "nothing can be done without chicken", that is to say, even if there is a big table of delicious dishes, if there is a plate of chicken missing, it will never be perfect! Especially on the dining table of traditional festivals, there is always a chicken, which shows the importance of chicken on the dining table!
Chicken is a kind of poultry that we eat a lot in our daily life, and my family is no exception! People who go to the market to buy food every day always don't know what to buy. At this time, I usually choose a chicken, because there are many ways to cook chicken, such as steaming, boiling, stewing, roasting, frying, roasting, roasting ... whatever, it's delicious!
There are many kinds of chickens. It can be said that almost every place has its own local chicken, such as Zhanjiang chicken, Qingyuan chicken, Xinghua chicken, Sanhuang chicken, Wenchang chicken and Ma chicken. And there are many ways to do it, such as crystal chicken, roast chicken, brine chicken, beggar chicken, brine chicken, hand-torn chicken, sauce chicken and pork belly braised chicken.
Compared with pork and beef, chicken has higher protein content and lower fat content. At the same time, chicken is also a good source of phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc, and is rich in vitamins B 12, B6, VA, VD and other nutrients, which are easy to be absorbed and utilized by the human body and have the function of nourishing and strengthening the body.
Ingredients: half a yellow chicken (fresh or frozen, please take it out and thaw it in advance)
Ingredients: soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, onion, garlic, raw flour, salt and white sesame.
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1, wash the chicken with salt. Clean the chicken, coat it with proper amount of edible salt and raw flour, then wash it by hand several times, and finally rinse it with clear water and put it on a plate. -Add salt and cornmeal to remove fishy smell, bloody smell and greasy taste. Raw flour has strong oil absorption, so the washed chicken is particularly refreshing and clean. This method is also suitable for cleaning pork.
2. Steam the chicken for 8- 15 minutes. Prepare a proper amount of water in the steamer, boil water over a large fire, then put the chicken on a plate and steam it in a boiling pot. My half chicken weighs about 1.5 Jin, and it will be steamed for about 8 minutes. -I used to hear old people say that when steaming chicken, the steaming time should be decided according to the size of the chicken. Generally, it takes about 5 minutes to steam a catty of chicken after the chicken is put into the water pot. If it's two pounds of chicken, it takes 10 minutes. Of course, this is only a rough estimate, but also consider the size and temperature of the steamer. In short, we should make a decision according to the actual situation. If you really don't know whether the chicken is steamed or not, I'll teach you the easiest way: insert a chopstick into the thickest part of the chicken leg, which means the chicken is easy to cook!
Step 3 soak in cold water. Prepare a clean basin, add ice water (I don't have any ice at home, so I use tap water instead), and then quickly soak the steamed chicken in ice water until it is completely cooled. The function of this step is mainly to make the chicken more tender and smooth by using the principle of sudden change of heat and cold.
4. prepare ingredients. When soaking chicken, prepare seasonings: chop ginger and garlic, cut onion into fine particles, put them in a bowl, and chop chopped green onion for later use. When the pot is hot, pour in proper amount of peanut oil. When the oil is slightly smoky, immediately pour the hot oil into a bowl filled with ginger, garlic and onion, then add the soy sauce and oyster sauce, stir well, and the delicious sauce will be ready! -If you like coriander, you can put some coriander in it. If you like Chili, you can also cut some millet and put it in. My family can't eat spicy food, can't eat coriander, can only put some onions!
5. Tear the meat and mix the sauce. After the chicken is completely cool, peel it first, then tear it into strips and put it on the plate together. Then pour the sauce prepared in the fourth step into shredded chicken, sprinkle with white sesame seeds and stir well again. A plate of delicious soy sauce is ready!
The hand-torn chicken made in this way is tender, smooth and delicious, and one person can eat this half hand-torn chicken!
① Should shredded chicken be boiled or steamed with water? In fact, this question varies from person to person. Personally, I think it is better to steam it. If boiled in water, the chicken will inevitably lose some flavor if it is soaked in boiling water for a long time. Steaming chicken across the water can solve this problem well. The steamed chicken is golden in color and very beautiful.
② Soak in cold water. In this process, the authentic way is to soak the chicken in cold water with ice, which can quickly cool the chicken and keep it fresh and tender. If you can't find ice at once, you can also use clean tap water.
Delicious shredded chicken with soy sauce is delicious and easy to cook. As long as you follow the above steps carefully, I believe it is not difficult! Friends who like it may wish to collect it first and try it for their families when they are free!