Chicken stew with turtle, a pot full of nutrition and aroma, you can't stop eating!

Chicken stew with turtle is a traditional Han dish made from turtle and chicken, supplemented by various seasonings and spices. This dish has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and dryness, and strengthening the body, and is suitable for all kinds of people, especially in autumn and winter, which can enhance resistance and immunity and prevent colds and flu.

The preparation of chicken stew with turtle is not complicated, just prepare the following ingredients and tools:

• Ingredients: 1 turtle (about 1.5 kg), 500 grams of chicken (preferably chicken thighs or chicken wings), 10 grams of ginger slices, 10 grams of green onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 star anise, 1 small piece of cinnamon, 2 fragrant leaves, 10 Sichuan peppers, 5 dried chili peppers (can be increased or decreased according to taste), appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of light soy sauce, appropriate amount of dark soy sauce, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of sugar, appropriate amount of water.
• Tools: kitchen knife, cutting board, spatula, spoon, pressure cooker or pressure cooker (you can also use a regular pot if you don't have one), chopsticks.

Here are the detailed steps:

1. Prepare the turtle. After buying the turtle from the market or supermarket, rinse it with clean water and use scissors to cut off the surrounding edges and tail on the carapace. Use a knife to make a round circle on the carapace and break the carapace and meat with your hands. Clean the internal organs and blood inside the carapace. Cut the carapace into small pieces and the meat into large pieces. Marinate with cooking wine and salt for 15 minutes.
2. Prepare the chicken. Wash and cut the chicken into large pieces and marinate with cooking wine and salt for 15 minutes.
3. Stir-fry. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into a pot, heat it up, add ginger slices, green onion, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, fragrant leaves, peppercorns, dried chilies, stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the carapace and chicken, stir-fry well, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar to taste, and stir-fry until colored.
4. Stew. Transfer the sautéed carapace and chicken to a pressure cooker or pressure cooker, add an appropriate amount of water (without the ingredients), cover the pot, and turn on the high-pressure mode. If there is no pressure cooker or pressure cooker, you can also use a regular pot, but you need to increase the heat and extend the time. Depending on the pot and heat, the simmering time varies, generally between 30 and 60 minutes, until the carapace and chicken are rotten.
5. Out of the pot. Open the air valve of the pressure cooker or pressure cooker to release steam. Then open the lid and skim off the foam with a spoon, taste the soup, and season with salt to taste. Serve the chicken stew with turtle, place it in a large bowl, garnish with chopped green onions or coriander, and enjoy.

Tips:

• Chicken stew with turtle is a high-protein, low-fat, high-calcium dish, which has good nutritional value and therapeutic effect for children, the elderly, pregnant women, pregnant women, patients, etc.
• The soup of turtle stewed chicken is rich and delicious, and can be eaten with staple foods such as rice, steamed buns, and noodles, or you can drink the soup directly, which is very enjoyable.
• The method of chicken stew with turtle can be changed according to personal preferences, such as adding vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, winter melon, etc., to increase the taste and nutrition; Chinese medicinal herbs such as red dates, goji berries, and angelica can also be added to increase the nourishing and health preservation effect.