Hunan Fried Chicken

Fried chicken is a well-known home-cooked dish in Hunan Province and is also a food that is popular with many people. When making stir-fried chicken, you need to add ingredients such as black fungus and Hangzhou pepper, so its nutritional value is relatively high. Of course, making stir-fried chicken requires certain cooking skills. Below, we will introduce to you in detail the cooking method, nutritional value and eating guidelines of stir-fried chicken!

1. How to make fried chicken

1. Soak the fungus, wash and tear it into small pieces, wash and cut the Hangzhou pepper, cut the chicken thighs into small pieces, blanch them in water first, then remove and drain.

2. Add appropriate amount of oil to the pan, put in the blanched chicken pieces when it is 70% hot, fry until the surface is slightly dry, remove and set aside.

3. Pour out the oil used to fry the chicken nuggets, leave a little oil in the pan, heat over medium heat, add shredded ginger and garlic slices and sauté until fragrant.

4. Add the fried chicken pieces and black fungus, stir-fry, add a little cooking wine, a little water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

After 5.5 minutes, add the Hangzhou pepper, soy sauce and sugar to season, and finally simmer over high heat until the sauce thickens.

2. Nutritional value of chicken

Chicken is a high-protein, low-fat food. The phospholipids it contains play an important role in human growth and development. It is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in our daily dietary structure. The vitamin A content in chicken is much higher than other meats. It is also rich in potassium sulfate and amino acids, which can make up for the deficiencies in pork and beef.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chicken is mild and warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, promoting blood circulation and strengthening tendons, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and replenishing deficiency and filling essence. It is suitable for people who suffer from malnutrition, fear of cold, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia, weakness, etc.

3. Guide to eating chicken

Chicken has always been a common food on people's tables. If you are weak, eat chicken to nourish yourself; for postpartum recuperation, chicken is the best choice. There are many ways to eat chicken, such as steaming, stewing, pickling, air-drying, and eating cold, each with its own flavor. Among them, chicken soup is undoubtedly the most nutritious and is also the best cooking method for people to nourish their body.

Chicken soup can effectively inhibit inflammation and excessive production of mucus in the human body, help reduce nasal congestion and throat pain, and the number of coughs. Therefore, chicken soup can relieve cold symptoms and improve the body's immune function. This is because chicken soup can inhibit the production of mucous membranes.