So warm! Drink the mature red-feathered chicken soup

The autumnal equinox has passed and the weather is starting to get cooler. Autumn is the peak season for warming up the body, and delicious and nourishing chicken soup is especially popular. As a result, chicken sales are rising. According to statistics, in autumn and winter, on average, more than 6.5 million red-feathered and black-feathered free-range chickens, which are mature and have a good flavor, are sold each month. The food price is amazing!

According to the "Shennong Bencao Jing", chicken is sweet and mild in taste, has a wide range of therapeutic functions, and is listed as a top-grade product. It not only warms the middle and replenishes Qi, replenishes essence and marrow, strengthens tendons and bones, promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, but also has significant effects on fatigue, emaciation, and health conditioning. It is an ideal source of protein supplement for children, middle-aged and elderly people, and those who are weak during or after illness.

Free range chicken is rich in protein and protects the health of the whole family

Wang Jianpei, secretary general of the Poultry Farming Association of the Republic of China, said that local chicken has a high protein content and a low fat content, and the fat it contains is mostly unsaturated fatty acids, making it a nutritious and healthy meat. In particular, the large amount of collagen provided by local chickens can make the ligaments and joints of the elderly stronger; it can also make women's skin tender and elastic. Local chickens can be said to be the health guardian of the whole family.

Choose chickens that are over 3 months old, with a rich texture and good flavor

What should consumers pay attention to when choosing native chickens? Generally, the local chickens sold on the market are half-mature chickens that have grown for 8 to 9 weeks, or more than 2 months. The other type is mature chickens that have grown for at least 12 weeks, or more than 3 months. The former is stewed into chicken soup, and the taste of the chicken is relatively dry. However, this is not the case with mature chicken. The chicken is highly mature, has a rich chewy feel, good flavor, and has more connective tissue, which can be converted into gelatin after the stewing process, so it tastes a bit sticky and dense.

The following are two warming and nourishing chicken soups demonstrated by Professor Yang Lingling of Taipei Medical University, so that everyone can drink chicken soup in the fall to strengthen their body and improve their immunity. Moreover, eating free-range chicken is not troublesome at all. You don’t have to chop it or worry about dirtying the kitchen. You can easily stew nutritious and delicious chicken soup in an electric cooker.

[Drinking chicken soup in autumn to strengthen the body and replenish qi]:

【Chicken stewed with astragalus and jujube】:

Ingredients: 1 free-range chicken, 1 liang of astragalus, 24 red dates, 1 liang of poria

practice:

1. Wash the free-range chicken, blanch it in boiling water, and put it into the inner pot of the rice cooker.

2. Put astragalus, red dates and poria into the inner pot, add water until the inner pot is 90% full; add 1 cup of water to the outer pot and cook until the switch pops up and it is ready to serve. If you want the chicken to be softer, add 1 cup of water to the outer pot and cook until the switch pops up before serving.

3. You can also add 2 slices of ginger to stew together to increase appetite.

Effect:

1. The chicken can be taken out with a fork or spoon and eaten. The chicken soup tastes slightly sticky and dense, which is precious collagen and is a characteristic of mature native chickens.

2. Astragalus can strengthen the body, reduce sweat, discharge pus and replenish qi, enhance immunity, and promote wound healing. It also tastes very sweet.

3. Poria cocos has the effect of promoting diuresis, eliminating dampness and enhancing immunity.

4. Red dates nourish the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and blood, nourish and calm the mind, are sweet in taste and warm in nature. They can enhance immune function and promote the healing of purulent skin wounds.

【Qi-boosting Fuyuan Chicken Soup】:

Ingredients: 1 native chicken, half a liang of longan meat, 2 qian of ginseng root, and half a liang of Ophiopogon japonicus.

practice:

1. Wash the free-range chicken, blanch it in boiling water, and put it into the inner pot of the rice cooker.

2. Cut the ginseng roots into thin sections and put them into the inner pot together with the longan pulp and the de-stabilized Ophiopogon japonicus. Add water until the inner pot is 90% full. Add 1 cup of water to the outer pot and cook until the switch pops up and it is ready to serve. If you want the chicken to be softer, add 1 cup of water to the outer pot and cook until the switch pops up before serving.

Effect:

1. The chicken can be taken out with a fork or spoon and eaten. The chicken soup tastes slightly sticky and dense, which is precious collagen and is a characteristic of mature native chickens.

2. Longan, also known as longan meat and fortune round meat, is sweet and warm in nature. It is rich in vitamins A, B, glucose, fructose, etc. It has the functions of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, nourishing the spleen and nourishing blood.

3. Ginseng root is cool in nature and less hot in nature, making it a qi-replenishing herb suitable for all body types.

4. Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin and produces body fluid, and has the function of enhancing hematopoiesis.

[Affordable free-range chickens available for purchase, limited to 2,000 pieces]:

Secretary-General Wang Jianpei emphasized that every autumn and winter, the consumption of local chickens by Chinese people increases; as the weather gets colder, the growth and breeding of local chickens deteriorates, so prices tend to rise.