Chestnut Roast Chicken

Overview

Almost all the chicken I buy is used for soup. But almost all the chicken bought at my parents’ house is braised in brown sauce. Today I will make braised chicken, add some of my favorite chestnuts, it tastes pink and sweet. By the way, after using braised soy sauce, the color of this dish becomes more attractive~~O(∩_∩)O~~~

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• chinese banquet
• old man
• sichuan cuisine
• winter recipes
• lunch
• famous dishes
• replenishing the kidneys
• nourish the kidneys
• replenish qi
• replenishing deficiency and nourishing the body
• chestnut
• chicken
• cooking wine
• june fresh braised soy sauce
• old ginger
• oyster sauce
• rapeseed oil
• star anise
• fragrant leaves
• green onions
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients: chicken, chestnuts, ginger slices, scallions, garlic, June fresh braised soy sauce;

   

2. 2 Wash the chestnuts, make a cross cut on the chestnut shell, the depth of the knife edge should be enough to cut through the chestnut coat inside, then put it in light salt water and cook for about 10 minutes;

   

3. 3 When the cooked chestnuts are not hot to your hands, immediately peel off the chestnut shells and chestnut coats;

   

4. 4 After washing the chicken, put it into clean water, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, and bring to a boil;

   

5. 5 Remove the blanched chicken and rinse it with running water;

   

6. 6 Heat the pot, pour in appropriate amount of vegetable oil and heat;

   

7. 7 Add the chicken and stir-fry until it changes color;

   

8. 8 Add ginger slices, scallions, star anise and bay leaves and stir-fry until fragrant;

   

9. 9 Add appropriate amount of fresh June braised soy sauce and oyster sauce;

   

10. 10 Add appropriate amount of water and add chestnuts;

    

11. 11 After the fire comes to a boil, turn to low heat and simmer for about 20 minutes to reduce the juice;

    

12. 12 Add green onions, turn off heat, and cook.

    

13. 13 Lift the pot and serve.