Stewed chicken first originated in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China, and is one of Yueyang's traditional famous dishes.
The production method of cassoulet chicken is to cut the chicken into pieces, marinate it with ginger, green onion, cooking wine and other seasonings, then stir-fry it in oil, put in the seasonings to cook it, and finally add green and red peppers, fungus and other vegetables to stir-fry it. With its golden color, rich aroma and delicious taste, cassoulet is a delicious and nutritious home-cooked dish. With the passage of time, cassoulet has gradually spread to other regions and become one of the specialties of many places.
The cassoulet can be served with rice, noodles and other staples, as well as with vegetables or cold dishes, making it more nutritious. When making cassoulet, pay attention to hygiene issues, such as cutting boards and knives should be cleaned to avoid cross infection. During the cooking process, chicken broth or water can be added appropriately to adjust the consistency and texture of cassoulet.
Precautions for making cassoulet
1, chicken selection: it is recommended to choose boneless chicken thigh meat or chicken breast meat, these parts of the meat is more tender and tastes better.
2, pre-treatment: wash the chicken and cut into pieces, add an appropriate amount of salt, cooking wine marinade for about 20 minutes to make it more flavorful.
3, ingredients preparation: ginger and garlic minced, green onion cut into pieces, dried chili cut into small pieces. Cut potatoes, carrots, fungus and other ingredients into chunks in order to cook and flavor them.
4, cooking fire: cassoulet cooking time is longer, you need to slow fire and slow stewing, so that the chicken meat flavor without too much firewood hard. When cooking, pay attention to the fire, do not cook too long or too fierce, so as not to affect the taste.
5, seasoning: cassoulet is characterized by fresh seasoning, but do not overly add seasoning. It is recommended to use a moderate amount of soy sauce, old soy sauce and sugar and other seasonings to make the flavor more fresh.