How long to steam the chicken?

Compared to normal chickens, young chickens are smaller. If they are used for steaming, it depends on how they are prepared. If the whole chicken is used for steaming, it will take longer. If the chicken is cut into pieces, it will take relatively less time. The meat of young chicken is relatively tender and tastes better.

1. How long does it take to steam a baby chicken?

Steam the baby chicken for about 1 hour. Ingredients for steamed baby chicken: baby chicken, coprinus comatus, red dates, wolfberry, onion, ginger, rice wine, salt and sugar. Method: Wash and cut the green onion into sections and slice the ginger. Cut off the nails of the young chicken, cut off the tail tip (chicken butt), wash it, and stuff the green onion and ginger into the chicken's stomach. Wash and slice Coprinus comatus, soak in light salt water for a while, squeeze out the water, spread it on the bottom of a bowl, put the young chicken on it, add appropriate amount of salt, a little sugar, rice wine (about 1 soup bowl), red dates (about 6 pieces), wolfberries (about 30 pieces), and a small amount of water (2-3 soup bowls). Pour water into the steamer and bring it to a boil. Put the baby chicken in the water, cover and steam over medium heat for about 1 hour and skim off the floating oil.

2. Nutritional value of broiler chicken

Like many poultry, young chickens are rich in protein, and as animal protein, they are more easily absorbed by the human body. Most importantly, the protein contained in young chickens is high-quality protein, which has positive effects on the human body after consumption.

For people with malnutrition, the young chicken can be stewed or steamed in water. This not only retains the original flavor of the young chicken, but also reduces the loss of nutrients. It can have a nourishing effect after consumption.

Young chicken has the effects of warming the middle and nourishing the body, replenishing qi and blood, and nourishing the kidneys and essence. It contains protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E and niacin.

Compared with other meats, the fat content in young chicken is relatively low, so you don't have to worry about gaining weight as long as you don't eat too much. Young chicken is suitable for braising, steaming or stir-frying. Its meat is tender and delicious, and it is impeccable. Drinking a bowl of steaming young chicken soup in the winter is warming and nourishing.

3. Foods that cannot be eaten with young chickens

Chicken and carp are incompatible: their nature and taste are not opposite, but their functions are multiplied.

Chicken and mustard are incompatible: eating them together may cause heat and is not good for health.

Chicken and garlic are incompatible.

Chicken and glutinous rice are incompatible: eating them together will cause physical discomfort.

Chicken and dog kidney are incompatible: they can cause dysentery.

Chicken and sesame are incompatible: eating them together can cause death.

In addition, chicken cannot be eaten with shrimp, turtle, pheasant, rabbit meat and crucian carp. After eating young chicken, do not drink chrysanthemum tea or eat food made from chrysanthemum, otherwise it will cause discomfort.