As the saying goes, "but the winter solstice is not cold", the winter solstice means that the yin qi in nature has reached its peak, the sky is cold and the ground is frozen, and the winter hidden qi is so extreme. Through the changes in the climate and the surrounding environment, our wise ancestors created the Winter Ninety-Nine to calculate the dates of cold days and spring flowers. And the winter solstice is the beginning of the count of nine, nineteen, twenty-nine, ......After counting ninety-nine, the cold will be warm, and the peach blossoms will bloom.
The number nine is an important period in winter, especially in the time of 3949, the deficit between the heat lost and the heat received by the ground every day reaches the maximum, so generally 3949 is the coldest stage. On cold days, the body's need for energy and nutrients is more and continuous, so this is a good time to take supplements.
According to the tradition of the elders, the number nine tonic pays attention to eating chicken, and the folk spread the saying that "every nine a chicken, the next year is in good health", the winter solstice number nine to eat chicken on the first day, and then every time into nine to eat chicken. And in the past, people had to eat chicken with white chicken feathers, and on the day of the winter solstice, every household would stew the chicken slaughtered in advance with the nutritious ingredients of the season, and people felt that drinking two bowls of chicken soup on the winter solstice would help prevent colds.
The nutritional value of chicken itself is very high, known as the "good medicine" reputation, its meat is neither cold nor dry, rich in amino acids, vitamins A, B, C, as well as phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc and other mineral components, help to strengthen the spleen and qi, protect blood vessels, strengthen the body, etc. In addition, the chicken is tender and easy to digest, and the nutrients are easy to absorb, making it an excellent meat for winter supplementation.
Tomorrow on the winter solstice, start counting nine, and the chicken is about to be eaten, so let's share with you 3 delicious methods, you might as well change the tricks to make it for your family.
1. Stewed chicken soup with mixed mushrooms
1. Clean up a fresh chicken first, remove the chicken head, fat, buttocks tip, and chicken feet should also be carefully cleaned, then chopped into small pieces, carefully scrubbed and drained for later use.
2. First of all, pour the chicken pieces into the pot, add wide water, green onion and ginger, start heating, boil out the impurities in boiling water, and after it is fully boiled, scoop it up.
3. Prepare some mushrooms to clean them separately, and the mushrooms will be used to stew chicken soup, which will be very delicious and rich in nutrients.
4. Then we put the chicken, fish and mushrooms together in the casserole, put a handful of red dates, an appropriate amount of green onion and ginger, enough drinking water, and simmer for two hours. After turning off the heat, you can adjust a little salt, the soup is fresh and moist, delicious and nourishing.
2. Shredded stewed chicken
1. Clean up a chicken, evenly drizzle light soy sauce on the surface, sprinkle salt and pepper respectively, wear gloves on both hands, massage the whole chicken, rub the seasoning until absorption, and then wrap the handicap with plastic wrap and marinate for an hour.
2. Prepare some additional ingredients to enhance the flavor, first pour a little oil in the casserole and boil it thoroughly, and then spread the ginger slices and onions to the bottom of the pot.
3. Then put the chicken in the pot, pour the marinated sauce into it, add an extra cup of hot water to it, then cover the pot tightly, and simmer for 40 minutes to an hour. Simmer the chicken thoroughly.
4. After turning off the heat, we will take the casserole away from the stove, continue to add an appropriate amount of millet pepper and chives, and pour some hot oil on the surface to complete. After letting it cool slightly, tear it into large pieces and serve it on a plate.
3. Pan-fried chicken with garlic
1. Soak some fresh chicken nuggets in cold water for half an hour, add a little flour to scrub them, rub off all the blood and dirt, then rinse them and blot them with absorbent paper.
2. Prepare some pickled seasonings, onions, shredded ginger, and minced garlic, and continue to add light soy sauce, salt, and chopped black pepper.
3. Then we still use our hands wearing disposable gloves to grasp and mix, so that each piece of chicken will be wrapped more evenly by the seasoning, and then cover the bowl and marinate for half an hour.
4. Pick out the chicken pieces, spread a thin layer of flour on the surface, and place on a plate. The sauce part is left to remain, and a little tomato paste, sugar, and white vinegar are added to further improve the flavor of the sauce.
5. Pour cooking oil in a non-stick pan and heat it, turn the bottom of the pot to spread the cooking oil evenly, and then put the chicken pieces one by one inside, at this time you can cover the lid, fry for two minutes, then turn the chicken pieces over and fry them for another three minutes, until the surface of the chicken pieces is set and colored.
6. We pour the sauce into the pot, and gently stir evenly, so that the soup wraps on the surface of the chicken pieces, simmer for five minutes, so that the chicken pieces are more flavorful, and finally sprinkle some white sesame seeds to get out of the pot.
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