Stupid Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms
1.
Soak dried pine mushrooms in cold water.
2.
Roll the whole chicken into walnut-sized pieces and soak in cold water for 30 minutes.
3.
Control the moisture of the soaked chicken nuggets, blanch in a pot under cold water, rinse with warm water after blanching, control the moisture and set aside.
4.
Heat the wok, add 6 spoons of vegetable oil, add the chicken nuggets, stir-fry on medium heat, dry the water, and stir out the flavor.
5.
Add the shallots, ginger slices, and star anise and continue to stir fry until the aroma emerges.
6.
Add 5 spoons of cooking wine and continue to stir for 1 minute.
7.
Add the boiling water to the chicken nuggets, simmer on high heat, simmer until the soup turns white, turn to low heat and continue to simmer.
8.
Take advantage of the stewing chicken to deal with the pine mushrooms.
The soaked pine mushrooms are cleaned repeatedly, because there is a lot of sand and hay mixed in, so you must be careful when cleaning them.
9.
After washing, cut off the roots, cut the mushrooms into large pieces and set aside.
10.
After the chicken nuggets in the pot have been simmered for 30 minutes, add salt and light soy sauce to taste. The soy sauce is toned, without MSG, and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
Salt will dehydrate the chicken and make it difficult to stew, so you should stew it for a while before adding salt.
11.
When the chicken is simmered until tender, add pine mushrooms and continue to simmer for 10 minutes to turn off the heat and take it out of the pot.
12.
Sprinkle a little pickles on the pot and serve.
Tips:
The finished soup is mellow and rich in flavor, the chicken is soft and fragrant, and the pine mushrooms are smooth and delicious. It is simply too delicious!
Precautions:
1. The selection of ingredients is very important. A good chicken is the key to the success of this dish. Ordinary broiler chickens can't produce authentic taste at all;
2. Pine mushrooms should be cleaned carefully, there are too many impurities;
3. The heat of the stew should be sufficient. The real stupid chicken is difficult to stew, but the taste is absolutely good.