Dihuang Black Chicken
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Raw materials:
1 female black bone chicken (weighing approximately 1000 grams), with 150 grams of raw Rehmannia glutinosa and 150 grams of malt sugar each.
Method:
1. Slaughter the black chicken, remove its fur and internal organs, wash thoroughly, and set aside.
2. Wash raw Rehmannia glutinosa, cut into strips, mix well with malt sugar, and put it into the chicken belly.
3. Place the chicken upside down in a porcelain bowl, steam over low heat over water, and serve.
Efficacy:
Rehmannia glutinosa has a sweet and smooth nature, which can nourish the kidneys and spleen, replenish the spleen and qi, and be cooked with chicken to replenish essence and marrow. Suitable for individuals with symptoms such as excessive brain use, mental fatigue, and shortness of breath.
Huangjing Steamed chicken in casserole
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Raw materials:
1 hen (weighing about 1000 grams), 30 grams of Huangjing, Dangshen, and Yam each, and an appropriate amount of ginger, Sichuan pepper, salt, and monosodium glutamate each.
Method:
1. After slaughtering the chicken, remove its fur and internal organs, rinse thoroughly, and then cut into cubes.
2. Put the chicken nuggets in boiling water and simmer for 3 minutes before removing them. Wash the blood foam off the body and then put them into a steamer.
3. Add Huangjing, Dangshen, yam, scallions, ginger, salt, Sichuan pepper, and monosodium glutamate, then cover the steamer and steam for 1 hour.
Efficacy:
Huangjing can replenish qi and deficiency, and chicken has a high protein content, which helps to enhance physical strength. Suitable for individuals with physical fatigue, mental exhaustion, physical and intellectual decline.
Diced chicken with lotus seeds
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Raw materials:
250g clean chicken breast meat, 60g lotus seeds, 10g shiitake mushrooms, 10g ham meat, an appropriate amount of egg white, starch, and seasoning.
Method:
1. Dice the chicken breast, mix well with egg white and starch, soak mushrooms until soft, cut into small diamond shaped pieces with ham, remove the lotus seeds from the heart, steam until cooked and set aside.
2. First, stir fry the diced chicken in an oil pan until it is ripe, drain the oil, add lotus seeds, shiitake mushrooms, ham, and an appropriate amount of seasoning, stir fry until cooked.
Efficacy:
Lotus seeds can strengthen the spleen and kidneys, nourish the heart and strengthen the body. Boiled with chicken, they can nourish kidney essence and enhance immunity. Suitable for those with poor appetite, restlessness, insomnia, enuresis, or ejaculation.