Tips for removing the thick oil from chicken soup

Chicken soup is a soup with relatively high nutritional value. It is very good for people with weak constitution or those who have just recovered from a serious illness to drink soup regularly. For postpartum women, drinking some chicken soup properly can also promote milk secretion. However, when making chicken soup, you will find that there will be a thick layer of oil on the chicken soup, which will affect the taste, so you can use certain methods to remove this thick layer of oil.

Tips for removing the thick oil from chicken soup

Method 1: After the chicken soup is cooked and the heat is turned off, use a small spoon to scoop out the fat little by little. The fat is lighter than water and will float on the surface of the chicken soup and be shiny, so you can see it. Method 2: After the chicken soup cools down, the chicken fat will solidify and float on the surface of the soup. It is easy to scoop out the oil with a small colander. The temperature may be high in summer and the chicken fat is not easy to solidify. You can put the chicken soup in the refrigerator to cool it down, but the temperature does not need to be too low.

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 teaspoon salt, 0.5 teaspoon MSG, 300 grams chicken legs, 30 grams mushrooms, 10 grams red dates, 1 small piece of ginger. Method: 1. Wash and chop the chicken legs into small pieces, blanch and remove; soak the mushrooms until soft, remove the stems, soak the red dates until soft, wash and pound the ginger. 2. Put all the ingredients into a casserole, pour in cooking wine, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for 1 hour. 3. Finally, add salt and MSG for seasoning and mix well. Tips: Do not add salt before the soup is cooked, this will make the chicken more tender and the soup more delicious.

Nutritional value and effects of chicken soup 1. Anti-aging and anti-cancer Black chicken contains a large amount of vitamin A, trace elements selenium and melanin, which have the effects of scavenging free radicals in the body, inhibiting the formation of lipid peroxides, anti-aging and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. 2. Treatment of gynecological diseases Black-bone chicken contains a large amount of iron, which has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, strengthening the spleen and consolidating the Chong meridians. It can effectively treat female menstrual disorders, iron deficiency anemia and other symptoms. "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that "(black chicken) is beneficial to postpartum women and can treat metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women." 3. Black chicken contains a lot of protein, multiple vitamins, and trace elements such as selenium, iron, copper, manganese, and very low cholesterol. It is a high-protein, low-fat tonic. Recent studies have also shown that the DHA and EPA contained in black chicken can improve children's intelligence, prevent Alzheimer's disease, and prevent cerebral thrombosis and myocardial infarction. 4. Improve immunity: Black chicken contains multiple vitamins, lysine, methionine and histidine that are essential for the human body. Regular consumption can effectively regulate physiological functions and improve human immunity.