Two familiar ingredients when cooking are chicken and pumpkin, combined to create an irresistibly attractive dish. Let’s explore how to cook pumpkin chicken stew and black chicken steamed with pumpkin in the article below!
1. Pumpkin Chicken Stew
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour 10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin Chicken Stew Serves 2
Local chicken 500 gr Round pumpkin 1 piece Coconut water 500 ml Carrot 20 gr Lotus seeds 20 gr Straw mushrooms 20 gr Dried longan 20 gr Enoki mushrooms 20 gr Red dates 20 gr Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced shallots 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Rock sugar 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Green onions 1 stalk
How to choose good chicken
- Good chicken has light yellow skin, without black spots or bruises, not slimy, and not dull in color. If the chicken skin is uniformly yellow but the fat is white, it indicates that the chicken has been dyed.
- Pressing the chicken should feel firm, elastic, not mushy, deformed, or soft.
- The chicken should not have a foul or spoiled smell.
How to Cook Pumpkin Chicken Stew
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Prepare the chicken
Wash the chicken thoroughly, rub with salt, and massage it well, then rinse with clean water to remove any odor.
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and let it drain.
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Marinate and stir-fry the chicken
Put the chicken in a bowl and mix evenly with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
Marinate for about 15 minutes for the chicken to absorb the flavors.
After 15 minutes, heat a pan, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, then pour in the chicken and fry briefly until the chicken skin is firm.
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Prepare other ingredients
Cut the top off the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Keep the cut piece to use as a lid.
Peel and cut the carrot into pieces.
Trim the roots off the enoki mushrooms and straw mushrooms, and wash them thoroughly.
Wash the red apples and lotus seeds.
Chop the green onions finely.
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Stewed chicken
Place the chicken inside the hollowed pumpkin, then add 20gr of carrots, 20gr of red apples, 20gr of longan, 20gr of lotus seeds, 20gr of straw mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of rock sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 500ml of fresh coconut water.
Cover the pumpkin and place it in a steamer for 1 hour.
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Final product
After 60 minutes of stewing, the chicken is cooked, you take the pumpkin out and sprinkle some green onions on top to finish. When serving, take the stewed chicken into a bowl and remember to scoop some pumpkin as well.
Stewed chicken in pumpkin has the sweet taste of coconut water, soft sweet pumpkin, and tender chicken that is both delicious and very nutritious.
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2. Black chicken steamed with pumpkin
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Steamed Black Chicken with Pumpkin Serves 2
Black chicken 1 bird Pumpkin 1 piece Shallots 40 gr Ginger 40 gr Lemongrass 30 gr Cardamom 10 gr Star anise 5 gr Bay leaves 4 leaves Mai Que Lo wine 50 ml Water 1 liter Soy sauce 40 ml Seasoning powder 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon
How to Choose Good Black Chicken
Black chicken is a small breed weighing only 200-300g, with pure white feathers but black skin and internal organs, and distinctive 5-toed feet. If you see a chicken with black skin but large size, it is not a black chicken; its nutritional quality is inferior to that of black chicken.
If purchasing live black chicken, choose one with shiny feathers and no foul smell. The beak should be glossy and not slimy. The legs should be slender and straight.
If buying pre-prepared chicken, press on the meat to see if it is firm and elastic; do not choose soft chicken with a rotten smell.
How to Prepare Steamed Black Chicken with Pumpkin
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Prepare the Ingredients
Clean the black chicken by removing feathers and entrails. Rub the chicken with salt and rinse thoroughly with water, then drain.
Soak shiitake mushrooms in hot water until soft.
Wash cardamom, star anise, and bay leaves, then drain.
Chop lemongrass into small pieces.
Peel and slice the ginger.
Peel 20g of shallots, cut them in half or thirds, and leave 20g whole.
Wash the green onions.
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Cooking black chicken
Add 30g of chopped lemongrass, 20g of halved shallots, 20g of sliced ginger, 10g of cardamom, 5g of star anise, 4 bay leaves, 50ml of Mai Que Lo wine, 1 liter of water, 40ml of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce into the pot, and stir well.
Next, add the black chicken and place the pot on the stove, cooking over medium heat for 10-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
After the chicken is cooked, take it out and shred it into small pieces.
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Prepare the pumpkin
Wash the pumpkin, then use the pointed end of a knife to carve a moderate rectangular shape at the stem end of the pumpkin.
Next, use a spoon to scoop out all the pulp of the pumpkin and discard it, keeping the piece you just cut for the lid.
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Steamed Pumpkin
Put in the pumpkin green onions, 20g red onion, 20g sliced ginger, shiitake mushrooms, then place the black chicken on top and cover the pumpkin.
Steam the pumpkin in a steamer for 30-40 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked.
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Finished Product
Serve the cooked pumpkin on the table. When eating, scoop out the chicken with other ingredients and some pumpkin into a bowl. Dip the chicken in chili salt and lime if you like.
The nutritious black chicken combined with steamed pumpkin creates a dish that is both delicious and nourishing for the whole family.
How to choose and buy pumpkin
- Choose pumpkins that have a hard, smooth skin without black spots, and are not bruised or rotten.
- When holding the pumpkin, it should feel heavy and solid, indicating that it has a high flesh content and few seeds.
- Select pumpkins with longer stems, as they will last longer.
- For round pumpkins, choose ones that have evenly spaced ridges, with a hard skin that is orange-yellow or a mix of dark green, and sweet yellow flesh that is relatively sticky and has a lot of air pockets, making it very suitable for cooking chicken with pumpkin.
- For bottle gourds, choose mature ones with skin that is a mix of green and orange-yellow, a hard shell, light yellow flesh, and a softer, sweeter texture than round pumpkins, making them suitable for making cakes or cooking pumpkin milk,…
Nutritional value of the dish
Pumpkin is a fruit rich in vitamins, iron, minerals, and organic acids,…
Chicken contains a lot of protein, calcium,… and amino acids in a more balanced ratio than red meats, making it easier for the body to absorb.
The combination of chicken and pumpkin creates a nutritious and light dish, suitable for nourishing the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those recovering from illness,…
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*Refer to the recipe and images from the Youtube channel Cooky TV and Feedy Delicious Food
