In winter, I am hungry for this dish, stew a big pot with dried beans, and lick the plate so gluttonously that it is more fragrant than eating pork

Chicken stew with dried beans

[Ingredients preparation]: half a yellow chicken, 200 grams of dried beans, 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce, a few drops of dark soy sauce, 5 garlic pieces, 5 chili peppers, a little ginger slices, an appropriate amount of salt, a little chicken essence, 3 star anise, a small point of cinnamon

【Cooking method】1. Soak the dried beans in water for a day in advance, and then clean and cut them into small pieces for later use. 200 grams of dried beans can become much more after soaking in water, so you don't need to soak too many dried beans at a time.

2. This step is the most critical step for the taste of broiler chicken, after the chicken is washed, do not fry it directly in the pot, first put it in a pot of boiling water and blanch it for three or four minutes, take it out and wash it with warm water to remove the foam.

3. Next, we are about to enter the cooking stage. Heat a wok, pour in cooking oil and cook until it is 60% hot, add ginger, garlic, chili pepper and star anise and fry for half a minute.

4. Pour in the chicken and stir-fry on high heat for 3 minutes, then pour in light soy sauce and dark soy sauce and stir-fry evenly, cover the pot and simmer for three or four minutes, until the chicken is colored.

5. Pour in three bowls of boiling water, change to medium-low heat and simmer, about 15 minutes, until the chicken can be slightly inserted into the chopsticks.

6. Add the soaked dried beans, add salt and chicken essence, and continue to simmer over medium heat for about 8 minutes, the stew time is longer, and the taste is more delicious.

7. Stew the dried beans until they can be chewed in the mouth, then turn off the heat, and sprinkle some coriander and chopped green onions to remove the greasy before leaving the pot, and the taste will be even better! Stewed chicken and dried beans like this, it is more fragrant than eating pork!

Tips:

Blanch the chicken for a few minutes to make the chicken shrink and increase the chewiness. Stewed with dried beans, you must remember to soak the dried beans thoroughly in advance, and then stew them together in the pot to add more deliciousness. In addition, after soaking the dried beans, you must wash them several times to prevent them from falling into sand and other debris when drying.