In the cold winter, what does everyone like to eat?
I don't think there's anything more healing than hot chicken soup.
A pot of chicken soup is served on the table, and the moment the pot is opened,
Steaming heat filled the room with a fresh fragrance.
The family gathered around steaming hot air,
The chill of winter is gradually dispelled.
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Do you know how much nutrition chicken soup is?
As the saying goes, "every nine a chicken, the next year a good body", at the end of this year, did you eat chicken?
Compared with pork, beef, etc., chicken has the characteristics of high protein, low fat, low cholesterol and low calories, which is the main source of protein for the human body, and can also provide a lot of vitamins and minerals that can provide the nutrition required by the elderly without consuming too much fat, cholesterol and other substances.
Chinese medicine believes that chicken meat tastes sweet, warm, can warm the spleen, nourish the blood, activate the blood veins, strengthen the bones. Ideal for the elderly to nourish their bodies during the winter months.
According to the American "Chest" magazine, chicken soup has a mild anti-inflammatory effect, which helps to help the elderly alleviate nasal congestion, chest tightness and other symptoms.
What's the secret to making chicken soup more flavorful?
This time, I have sorted out the experience of boiling chicken soup for many years and told you all about it.
Use a hen
It is best to use hens for boiling chicken soup, because the fat content of hens is high, the umami substances in the meat are easily dissolved in the soup, and the stewed chicken soup is delicious.
Remove attachments
Removing some of the "attachments" from the chicken can make the chicken soup more delicious, otherwise it is easy to make the chicken soup smelly. "Accessories" that affect the taste of soup include: the internal organs of the chicken, the toenails on the chicken feet, and the nose of the chicken.
Freeze it
After fresh chicken is bought home, it should be put in the refrigerator freezer for 2 to 4 hours, the purpose is to make the chicken "sour", so that the chicken soup has no fishy smell and tastes better.
Iron and wash three times
Before boiling the soup, the chicken is blanched three times with hot water, which makes the chicken skin not easy to break, and also makes the soup beautiful.
Use a casserole
It is best to use a casserole pot rather than an iron pot to boil chicken soup, because the iron pot will bring the taste of rust into the chicken soup, and the casserole pot can "gather" the umami flavor and make the soup more delicious.
Add plenty of water
Do not add water to the soup when boiling chicken soup, otherwise it will affect the deliciousness of the chicken soup. If you have to add water, you should prefer boiling water.
Use less seasoning
The most commonly used spices for boiling chicken soup are ginger and green onions, and it is best not to add too many strong seasonings (such as star anise, cinnamon) so as not to spoil the original aroma of chicken. If you want to increase the "seasoning" such as dates or cinnamon balls, you should put it in when the meat is six or seven years old. Finally, add salt and put salt not too early, otherwise it will not only affect the umami taste of the soup, but also the meat is easy to stew, so it must be put when the soup is about to stew well.
What are the tonics of chicken soup?
On a cold day, a pot of chicken soup that grunts and bubbles up, paired with nourishing ingredients, is not too good.
Yam lily soup
Cool off
raw material:
1 black chicken, 1 yam, 20 grams of lilies, 10 grams of goji berries, 3 red dates.
method:
1. Wash dried lilies, goji berries and dates, soak in warm water, peel and cut into pieces of yam.
2. Wash and cut the black chicken into pieces and blanch the water.
3. Bring 1.5 to 2 liters of water to a boil, add the black chicken and cook for 1 hour.
4. Add yam, lilies, dates and goji berries and cook for 40 minutes over medium heat. It can be warmed to keep warm, healthy spleen and stomach, suitable for the elderly who are afraid of cold.
Astragalus ginseng soup
Replenishes qi and fights fatigue
30 grams of ginseng, 50 grams of astragalus, 1 yam stick, ginger, 1 chicken.
1. Wrap the ginseng, astragalus and ginger in gauze and put them in the chicken belly.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water to the casserole dish, bring to a boil on high heat, skim off the slick oil and blood foam on the surface of the chicken soup, and add a small amount of rice wine.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, add the chopped yam, cook together until the chicken is deboned, add a small amount of salt before turning off the heat. Suitable for the elderly who are tired, weak, mentally weak, and short of breath.
Walnut soup with flower gum
Nourish the kidneys and nourish the blood
80 grams of yellow flower gum, half a black chicken, 30 grams of walnuts, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of jade bamboo, 300 grams of lean meat, 3 red dates, 1 piece of ginger.
1. Soak the flower glue the night before. Cut the black chicken into pieces and blanch the water, and remove the red dates from the core.
2. Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add water, boil on high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for about 2 hours. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, nourishing the blood and beauty, and is suitable for the elderly with poor physique and dry skin.
Some elderly people are not suitable for chicken soup
Chicken soup is a very nourishing delicacy, but the elderly with certain diseases should be careful to drink less or no chicken soup, because chicken soup can cause the disease to worsen.
"Three high" crowds
Although chicken is low in fat, it has a high amount of fat, especially saturated fatty acids. The "three highs" people drink this chicken soup, which will increase triglycerides and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and stroke. Therefore, the "three highs" population and fatty liver patients can not drink chicken soup, so as not to increase the burden on the body and increase the risk of arteriosclerosis or fat accumulation.
Elderly people with poor kidney function
Long-boiled chicken soup contains some small molecules of protein, kidney function is not very good people, can not deal with this protein in time, chicken soup drinking too much may cause azotemia, aggravating the disease.
Patients with gout
After a long simmering of chicken broth, the purines in the meat will dissolve into the soup. If consumed in large quantities, it is easy to induce gout.
Elderly people with wind fever and cold
Chinese medicine believes that chicken soup is warm and can make up for deficiency and alleviate colds and colds. If it is a wind fever and a cold, it is not suitable for drinking chicken soup, which may aggravate the condition.
Elders, which chicken soup will you choose at the table?