Preparation and nutritional benefits of green pepper chicken

Chili chicken is actually a combination of chili and chicken. We all know that both chili and chicken are rich in certain nutrients, which are beneficial to human health and resistance. Especially chicken, which has the effect of warming the middle, replenishing qi, nourishing deficiency and filling essence.

1. Food Ingredients

raw material:

500 grams of chicken legs, 2 egg whites, 4 green peppers, and 50 grams of winter bamboo shoots.

seasoning:

25 grams of rice wine, 5 grams of refined salt, 4 grams of MSG, 1.5 grams of white sugar, 15 grams of starch, 1000 grams of vegetable oil (actual consumption is 100 grams), 1 gram of pepper, 2.5 grams of chopped green onion, 2.5 grams of ginger, and 15 grams of clear soup.

Specific steps

1. Gently pat the chicken thighs to loosen them, chop them a few times, cut them into 1 cubic centimeter dices, put them into a bowl, add wine, salt, MSG, pepper, egg white, water (10 grams), water chestnut starch, mix well, add lettuce oil (5 grams), let it rest for 1 hour, cut the stems and seeds of the green peppers, and cut the winter bamboo shoots into chicken-sized dices for later use. Take a small bowl, add wine, salt, MSG, broth, pepper, sugar, starch powder, mix well and add seasoning.

2. Heat the pan and add vegetable oil. When the oil temperature reaches 50% hot, add diced chicken, diced green pepper, and diced bamboo shoots. Cut them until cooked. Pour into a colander and drain the oil. While the pan is still hot, add 50 grams of vegetable oil, chopped green onion, and rice ginger and stir-fry. Add diced chicken, diced bamboo shoots, diced green pepper, and seasonings in a small bowl. Stir a few times, remove from the pan and serve in a bowl.

2. Chicken protein has a high proportion, many types, and high digestibility. It is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body, and has the effect of enhancing physical strength and strengthening the body. Chicken contains phospholipids that play an important role in human growth and development, and is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in the Chinese diet. Chicken has a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, fear of cold, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia, weakness, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chicken has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, replenishing deficiency and filling essence, strengthening the spleen and stomach, activating blood circulation, and strengthening muscles and bones.

3. Chili peppers are spicy and hot in nature, and enter the heart and spleen meridians. It has the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, stimulating appetite and aiding digestion. Green peppers can enhance people's physical strength and relieve fatigue caused by work and life pressure. Its unique taste and the capsaicin it contains can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, increase appetite, help digestion, promote intestinal peristalsis and prevent constipation. It can also prevent and treat scurvy, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on bleeding gums, anemia, and fragile blood vessels. Most people will feel that after eating spicy green peppers, their heartbeat will accelerate, skin blood vessels will dilate, and they will feel warm. Therefore, Chinese medicine’s view on it is the same as that of chili peppers, saying that it can warm the middle and lower qi, dispel cold and remove dampness.