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Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Ingredients for Mugwort-infused Chicken Stew
- 1 whole chicken, approximately 1.2 - 1.5kg
- Mugwort: 3 - 4 bunches
- 1 packet of traditional Chinese herbal seasoning for chicken stew
- 2 pieces of ginger
- Red apple (50 grams)
- Astragalus root (20 grams)
- Seasonings: Salt, seasoning powder, MSG
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Ingredients for Mugwort-infused Chicken Stew
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Ingredients for Mugwort-infused Chicken Stew
Tips for Choosing Fresh and Delicious Chicken Meat
Selecting fresh and delicious chicken meat for mugwort-infused chicken stew is not an easy task. Here are some suggestions to help you choose fresh and high-quality chicken meat, enhancing the quality of the dish:
- Good quality young chicken usually weighs between 1.5-2 kg, with a compact, firm body, narrow breasts, and a distinctive aroma.
- Fresh chicken meat will have a bright pink color. When touched lightly, it will feel highly elastic. Additionally, good chicken has thin, smooth skin, light yellow fat; some parts like breast, wings, and back will have a deep yellow color. Avoid choosing chickens with white or dark black skin; entirely yellow skin (which may be dyed with harmful coloring agents); skin with bruises or blood clots.
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The key to making delicious mugwort-infused chicken stew lies in using fresh and delicious chicken meat
Tips for Buying Fresh and Delicious Mugwort Leaves
- When purchasing, opt for tender mugwort leaves with light green tops and deep green undersides.
- Avoid buying mugwort leaves that are too dark green or excessively moist as they may have been sprayed with growth enhancers, which is not ideal for consumption.
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The key to making delicious mugwort-infused chicken stew lies in using fresh and delicious mugwort leaves
How to make delicious, non-bitter mugwort-infused chicken stew
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients for mugwort-infused chicken stew
- Clean the chicken by rubbing it with 1 tablespoon of salt to reduce odor, then rinse it again. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Peel, wash, and thinly slice the ginger. Soak the red apple and astragalus root in water for about 15 minutes. Then, rinse with water and drain.
- Pick the tender leaves and shoots of mugwort, soak them in diluted saltwater for 15 minutes, then remove and drain.
Step 2: How to stew mugwort-infused chicken
To quickly stew mugwort-infused chicken without losing nutrients, use a pressure cooker. Put the chicken in the pot, divide the mugwort leaves into 3 portions: one portion at the bottom, one inside the chicken, and one covering the surface of the chicken.
Then, add the red apple and astragalus root into the chicken stew pot, followed by adding wine, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and half a teaspoon of ground pepper.
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Put the chicken into the pot to stew
Next, pour 3 liters of water into the pot of mugwort-infused chicken stew, then put the pot on the stove to stew for about 15 - 20 more minutes.
The finished mugwort-infused chicken stew is fragrant, delicious, and nutritious.
The chicken stew with mugwort dish is ready to serve.
This mugwort chicken leaf broth is not only easy to cook but also brings immense health benefits. The bitterness of mugwort combined with the sweetness of chicken meat will provide a delicious and energizing meal. It's best enjoyed hot.
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The finished product of making mugwort chicken stew isn't bitter - a delicious daily dish from nutritious chicken good for health
In addition to the simple method of making mugwort chicken stew above, you can also customize the dish to suit your family's preferences. Alongside chicken leaf, you can substitute with stewed black chicken with mugwort or add other nutritious ingredients to make the dish more nourishing and appealing such as: stewed mugwort chicken with lotus seeds, stewed mugwort chicken with green beans, stewed mugwort chicken with shiitake mushrooms, stewed mugwort chicken with red apples.
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