Coconut Chicken Soup
Overview
Coconut chicken soup is a famous Han-style dish in Guangdong and belongs to Cantonese cuisine. It is a very sweet soup, with the sweetness of coconut and the aroma of chicken. It is really the best chicken soup. Coconut is the fruit of the coconut tree. Its juice is as clear as water, sweet as honey, crystal clear, refreshing and thirst-quenching; it has the effects of quenching thirst, removing heat, and promoting fluid production and diuresis. Coconut water and coconut meat repel roundworms. Chicken has the effects of warming the body and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, activating blood vessels, strengthening muscles and bones, supplementing protein, and strengthening the body. Therefore, it is also suitable for children aged 3 years and above. Chicken soup will not make people fat, and it can beautify the skin. Therefore, some people may say that coconut chicken soup is an exclusive skin-beautifying soup for women.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Wash the Wenchang chicken and chop into pieces. Separate chicken breasts.
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Make a small hole in the top of the coconut with a knife, or cut it open, pry out a slit with a knife, and pour out the coconut milk. Cut the coconut meat into cubes. There is no need to peel the coconut. The coconut seller said it can be dehumidified.
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Put coconut milk (3 pieces) and coconut meat (used 1 and a half, three is too much, the pot can't hold that much 👻) in a casserole, add red dates, wolfberry and chicken breast, add some water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, be sure to cover it, otherwise the water will evaporate if the soup is cooked for a long time.
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Pour in the remaining chicken, boil over high heat for 15 minutes, scoop out the foam
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Simmer over medium heat for another 15 minutes
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After cooking, scoop off the oil on the surface, add some salt and serve
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Sweet and delicious
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The fragrance of coconut is tangy
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The chicken is tender and juicy
