Chicken soup is good and nutritious not on and the way is to choose fresh, additive-free chicken, preferably soil chicken or farm chicken, so that the stewed soup is more delicious, and does not contain too many hormones and antibiotics.
The longer the chicken soup is stewed, the better the flavor and texture will be, but stewing it for too long will make the soup too rich and easy to catch fire. It is recommended to stew the soup for between 2-3 hours to achieve a balance of taste and nutrition. Adding some light side dishes such as carrots, onions and ginger to the stew can increase the nutritional value of the soup without affecting the taste.
Chicken soup needs to be simmered slowly over a low heat, and should not be boiled over a high heat to avoid the soup from catching fire. Chicken soup in the stewing process will have some fat and floating film, need to be stewed with a spoon to remove, so as not to affect the taste and health. The seasoning of chicken soup is mainly light, you can add an appropriate amount of salt and other seasonings according to personal taste, such as pepper, cooking wine, etc., but should not add too much monosodium glutamate (MSG) and chicken essence, so as not to catch fire.
Notes on chicken soup stew
1, the choice of chicken: you should choose tender meat, bone integrity of the old hen or broiler, avoid choosing sick chicken or too fat chicken.
2, chicken treatment: before stewing chicken soup, the chicken should be washed, remove the skin, viscera and impurities, cut into pieces or leave the whole, in order to better flavor.
3, the choice of ingredients: you can choose different ingredients according to personal taste, such as ginger, scallion, goji berries, etc., in order to enhance the aroma and nutritional value of the soup.
4, stewing time: should be adjusted according to the size of the chicken and personal taste stewing time, generally stewed 1-2 hours or so, until the chicken is cooked, tender and flavorful.