Cut a knife in the center of the chestnuts, put them into a pot, pour hot water to soak for about 10 minutes, the chestnut skin will be all peeled off.

Raw materials: 450 grams of tender chicken, 150 grams of peeled chestnuts, two fresh red peppers, one garlic, 20 grams of ginger, two green garlic.

Working ingredients: 2 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp cooking wine, 1 cup chicken broth.

Making: Clean the chicken and cut it into small pieces, cut the red pepper into small pieces, remove the ginger and slice the green garlic. Boil the prepared chestnuts in cold water and cook for 5 minutes before draining. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and sauté the chestnuts until golden brown. Stir fry the ginger and garlic in the remaining oil. Add the chicken pieces and stir-fry. When the chicken is golden brown, pour in 1 tbsp of cooking wine and cook until dry. Add the chestnuts, all the seasonings and 1 cup of chicken stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook with the lid on. When the water is almost dry, add the green garlic and red pepper and stir fry until cooked. Pour in the green garlic leaves and stir-fry until cooked.

Nutritional value of chicken stewed with chestnuts

Chicken stewed with chestnuts is a dish rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates and a variety of vitamins and minerals. Chestnuts have the function of nourishing the stomach and spleen, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the tendons, activating the blood and stopping the bleeding, etc. Chicken has the function of generating the essence and nourishing the blood and replenishing the five viscera, so the combination can promote the elimination of the evil discharge and uterine recovery through the activating and stopping the bleeding effect of chestnuts.

Chestnuts, whether raw or cooked in our country are very common, its composition contains a large amount of starch and rich in protein, fat, vitamins, can play the stomach and intestines, replenish the kidney qi, have a stomach, spleen and other efficacy, very suitable for kidney deficiency due to the soreness of the waist and knees, urination and spleen deficiency and chronic diarrhea caused by the cold, but also to strengthen the tendons and body.