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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a nutritious soup to nourish your family members, then try this delicious and attractive Chinese-style chicken soup right now! Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Chinese-style Chicken Soup Serves 4 people
Chicken 1 kg (1/2 chicken) Rice wine 1 liter Sliced ginger 1 piece Sesame oil 1.5 tablespoons Goji berries 50 gr Lemon 1 fruit Filtered water 1 liter Salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
For live chickens:
- You should choose healthy chickens that move actively, with eyes and nostrils that are not discharging fluid, and feathers that are smooth and shiny.
- Avoid buying chickens with slightly drooping tails and slow movements, as these are likely to be diseased chickens.
For processed chickens
- You should choose chickens with thin skin, that feel smooth to the touch, not too rough, and with good elasticity. The meat inside should have a natural pink-red color, not too pale or too dark, and without bruises or blood clots.
- Additionally, when purchasing, carefully observe the expiration date and packaging date, prioritizing chickens with production dates closest to the purchase date, and remember to check if the bag’s seal is intact!
- Avoid buying chickens that are too large or too small. Chickens that are too large may have been injected with water, while those that are too small may not be mature enough, so the meat will not be good.
- To feel secure when buying processed chickens, you can purchase from reputable establishments such as supermarkets, Bách hóa Xanh, or trusted chicken stalls at the market.
How to choose fresh ginger
- Fresh ginger should have a taut, shiny skin, feel heavy in hand, and have a firm texture.
- You should choose ginger roots that are whole and have the characteristic fragrant smell of ginger when sniffed.
- Avoid buying ginger roots that show signs of spoilage, feel mushy (hard in some places and soft in others), and avoid those with too many small branches. These are older ginger roots that have a lot of fiber, which will not taste good when cooked.
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How to make Chinese-style chicken soup
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Prepare the chicken
To eliminate the unpleasant smell from the chicken, use a mixture of salt and the juice and pulp of 1 lemon, rubbing it evenly around the chicken until it is clean and odorless, then rinse with water and let it drain.
Use a knife to chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces about 1.5 – 2 finger lengths, then rinse again with water and let it drain.
How to clean chicken properly, without odor
- Method 1: Rub the chicken thoroughly with a mixture of vinegar and salt for about 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water and let it drain.
- Method 2: Use salt and a few slices of lemon to rub on the chicken for about 5 minutes until the salt dissolves, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
See details: How to clean chicken properly, without odor
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Prepare the side ingredients
Wash the ginger, drain it, and then use a knife to cut it into thin slices. Soak the goji berries in water for about 5 minutes until they expand, then rinse them with clean water and let them drain.
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Stir-fry the chicken with the ingredients
Add 1.5 tablespoons of sesame oil to the pan, heat over medium heat for about 1 minute until the sesame oil is hot, then add the sliced ginger.
Stir for about 1 minute until the ginger is fragrant, then add the chicken and the drained goji berries. Stir-fry over medium heat for another 5 minutes until the chicken is just cooked and fragrant, then turn off the heat.
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Cook the soup
Add the stir-fried chicken along with the sautéed ingredients and 1 liter of filtered water into the pot, then cook the ingredients over high heat for about 2 minutes until the water in the pot boils, then reduce to medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes until the chicken is tender.
Tip:- If you are not accustomed to the traditional taste of this Chinese soup, you can add a little salt to enhance the flavor and make it more to your liking.
- To make the soup clearer and tastier, you should skim off the foam on the surface while the soup is boiling!
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Finish
After the chicken is cooked and tender, add 1 liter of rice wine to the pot, mix well and continue cooking over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the water in the pot boils again, then turn off the heat. Ladle into a bowl and enjoy!
Note: When adding the wine, you should cook until the soup boils, then turn off the heat immediately to avoid cooking too long, which can cause the distinctive aroma of the wine to evaporate.
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Final Product
The Chinese-style chicken soup, when finished cooking, will have an attractive aroma of ginger and sesame oil. When eaten, one can feel the warm spiciness of ginger and a slight sweet fragrance of rice wine combined with the tender and delicious chicken meat, which is very appealing.
This dish ensures that it is both nutritious and helps you relieve colds while also providing a great change of taste. What are you waiting for? Get in the kitchen and try it right away!
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Finally, we have successfully made the delicious and attractive Chinese-style chicken soup to nourish the family. We hope that through the detailed instructions above, you can successfully make this dish!
