To make a delicious chicken broth, you can refer to the following steps and tips:
Choose chicken: Choose old hens or local chickens, which are delicious and suitable for soup. In the case of boy chicken, the meat is more tender and can also be used to make soup, but it may take less time to cook.
Handle the chicken: Handle the chicken cleanly, remove the internal organs, chicken head and chicken feet, etc., and then chop it into large pieces, so that it is easier to bring out the umami flavor of the chicken. When washing chicken, it can be soaked in warm water and kneaded to remove blood and fishy smell.
Blanching: Blanch the chicken in boiling water to remove blood foam and impurities and make the soup clearer. When blanching, you can add ginger slices and cooking wine to remove the fishy fragrance.
Soup: Put the blanched chicken in a casserole and add enough water (cold or hot water) to cover the chicken. Then add ginger slices, green onions, cooking wine and other seasonings, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook slowly. If you want a more nourishing effect, you can add some herbs such as red dates, wolfberries, etc.
Master the heat and time: It is very important to master the heat. Bring to a boil over high heat first, then turn to low heat and cook slowly, which will maintain the temperature of the soup and allow the nutrients in the chicken to fully dissolve into the soup. Generally, it takes 1-2 hours to cook chicken broth, but the exact time depends on the texture and size of the chicken. When the chicken is crispy, turn off the heat.
Seasoning: Add salt to taste before turning off the heat. If you prefer other flavors, you can also add some condiments such as pepper and coriander to add depth to the soup.
In addition to the above basic steps and techniques, you can also add some other ingredients and seasonings according to your personal tastes and needs. For example, adding corn, carrots, chestnuts, etc. can increase the taste and nutritional value of the soup;The addition of mushrooms, bamboo, etc. can increase the umami and aroma of the soup;Adding rice wine or rice wine can remove the fishy smell and increase the flavor of the soup, etc. In short, making chicken soup requires flexible adjustment of the amount of ingredients and seasonings and the way they are combined according to personal tastes and needs. Chicken broth