How to cook gourd stewed chicken

Gourd stewed chicken is a common home-cooked dish, and it is also a delicious and nutritious food. Eating a moderate amount of gourd stewed chicken can greatly promote human health. Of course, if you want to make gourd stewed chicken delicious, you need to master certain methods and techniques. Next, I will introduce to you the method of cooking gourd stewed chicken, its nutritional value and eating taboos!

1. How to cook gourd strips and chicken nuggets

Ingredients: 400 grams of white-striped chicken, 100 grams of dried gourd strips, 10 grams of soy sauce, 5 grams of salt, 6 grams of MSG, 5 grams of chicken essence, 2 grams of aniseed, 2 grams of cinnamon, 50 grams of salad oil, 2000 grams of fresh soup, 10 grams of sesame oil, 20 grams of Shaoxing wine, and appropriate amounts of scallions and ginger.

1. Wash the white-striped chicken, cut it into 3 cm square pieces, blanch it in boiling water and set aside. Soak the dried gourd strips in warm water for 1 hour. After soaking, cut into 10 cm long sections and set aside.

2. Place the wok on high heat, add some oil and heat it up, add the scallion and ginger and stir-fry until the aroma comes out, then add the star anise and chicken pieces and stir-fry. Add soy sauce, salt, MSG, chicken essence, cinnamon, Shaoxing wine, and soup and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Add the gourd strips and simmer for another 15 minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil before serving.

2. Nutritional value of chicken

Nutritional components: Every 100 grams of chicken contains 698 kilojoules of calories, 19.3 grams of protein, 9.4 grams of fat, 1.3 grams of carbohydrates, 4.8 micrograms of vitamin A, 0.09 milligrams of vitamin B1, 0.09 milligrams of vitamin B2, 5.6 milligrams of niacin, 0.67 milligrams of vitamin E, 731 milligrams of potassium, 63.3 milligrams of sodium, 9 milligrams of calcium, 1.4 milligrams of iron, 1.09 milligrams of zinc, 156 milligrams of phosphorus, and 11.75 micrograms of selenium.

Medicinal effects: Chicken is sweet and warm in nature, and has the effects of warming the middle, replenishing qi, and nourishing essence and marrow. Chicken is rich in protein and the fat contains mostly unsaturated fatty acids. It is a good high-protein food for the elderly and people with cardiovascular diseases, especially for those who are weak, after illness or after childbirth.

3. Dietary taboos

Chicken should not be eaten with rabbit meat or carp. The bursa of Fabricius at the chicken's tail is a lymphatic organ, which is unique to birds. It is home to various pathogens and carcinogens and is not suitable for consumption. It is not advisable for the elderly to drink chicken soup often.