Chicken is a type of meat that is quite popular in many households. The meat of chicken is tender and smooth, with a delicious taste. Moreover, chicken is rich in protein, fat, minerals, and trace elements, and eating some chicken regularly is very beneficial for promoting health, enhancing physical resistance, and beautifying the skin. Generally, when making chicken dishes, people tend to stew the chicken with some ingredients together, which allows one to enjoy both the meat and the soup, providing both nutrition and taste.

Vegetable and Chicken Thigh Soup

Ingredients: 2 chicken thighs, 2 chicken wings, 2 spoons of salt, 1 small spoon of cooking wine, 1 small spoon of pepper, 1 small spoon of sugar, an appropriate amount of clear water, 1 scallion, 5 cloves of garlic, 8 slices of ginger, 1 small spoon of oyster sauce, 5 mushrooms, 6 black fungus, an appropriate amount of mushrooms, 5 red dates, 15 Sichuan peppercorns, an appropriate amount of cooking oil

Method:

All the ingredients are cut, the chicken meat is cut into pieces first, marinate with cooking wine, raw ginger slices, and scallions for 15 to 20 minutes, then boil the chicken pieces in water for 5 minutes, remove and rinse, throw away the water, ginger slices, and scallions in the pot. Prepare a pot, add a little cooking oil, and when the oil is hot, add minced garlic, remove and discard it when slightly charred. Then add the chicken and stir-fry, then add clear water, add Sichuan peppercorns, corn, red dates, mushrooms, mushrooms, salt, oyster sauce, and white pepper when the water boils. Boil over medium heat for 30 minutes and it’s done.

Yam and Chicken Drumstick Soup

Ingredients: 2 drumsticks, 200g yam, 50g black fungus, 1 large spoon of cooking wine, 3 spoons of salt, 2 small spoons of chicken essence, 20 goji berries, 4 slices of ginger, an appropriate amount of scallions, 1000ml of water

Method: Peel the yam and cut it into irregular blocks, and cut the drumsticks into large pieces and wash them with clean water. Put the drumsticks into the pot with cold water, add two slices of ginger, and boil until no blood seeps out. Remove and rinse clean with warm water and set aside. Put two slices of ginger, 50g of soaked black fungus, 200g of yam, and the boiled drumsticks into the cooking machine J9. Add 1000 milliliters of water. Add a large spoon (10 milliliters) of cooking wine. Add 2 small spoons (2 grams) of chicken essence, which is optional. Add 3 small spoons (3 grams) of salt. Select poultry, yam and chicken drumstick soup, press the start OK button, and the machine will automatically start. At this time, prepare the chopped scallions and goji berries in advance. The program ends after 30 minutes, and a pot of rich and delicious chicken soup is ready. Add goji berries and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Finally, add chopped scallions before serving.

Mushroom Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 3 chicken thighs, an appropriate amount of mushrooms, an appropriate amount of cooking wine, an appropriate amount of scallions, an appropriate amount of ginger, an appropriate amount of salt.

Method: The night before making the soup, cut the chicken thighs, add salt, cooking wine, and ginger slices, then marinate in the refrigerator. Soak the mushrooms in advance, cut the ginger into slices, and slice the mushrooms. Boil the marinated chicken thighs in water, then remove them and rinse clean with warm water. Put the ginger, mushrooms, and boiled chicken thighs in a purple clay pot. Boil the old-style soup, wait for 4 hours, and turn off the heat 1 hour earlier if you’re in a hurry, it will still be delicious. Pour out the pot, add salt and chopped scallions.

Tea Tree Mushroom Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, 50g tea tree mushrooms, an appropriate amount of pepper, an appropriate amount of salt, an appropriate amount of scallions, and an appropriate amount of ginger.

Method: Wash the chicken thighs, soak the tea tree mushrooms and remove the roots, then clean them. Cut the ginger into slices and tie the scallions into a knot. Put an adequate amount of water in a pot, add the chicken thighs and ginger slices, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then turn down the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the tea tree mushrooms and continue to simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Season with salt before serving, sprinkle with white pepper and chopped scallions when eating.