Home-style Preparation of Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms Comprehensive Methods

　　Wood ear mushroomsChicken stew A traditional and famous dish of Jiangsu Province, belonging to Jiangsu cuisine A distinctive dish that is popular throughout China. Compared to other dishes,Chicken is always particularly flavorful, just like this Wood ear mushroom stewed chicken, the rich aroma permeates the kitchen, whether it's a family dinner or a gathering with friends, it is simple yet elegant.

　　A complete recipe for wood ear mushroom stewed chicken: Method 1

Making Ingredients

Chicken 1/2 piece (about 1 pound), wood ear mushrooms 12 pieces (cut into cross-shaped pieces), bamboo shoots 12 slices, water 6 cups, rice wine 1 tablespoon, salt 1 and 1/2 teaspoons MSG a little

Making process

Cut the chicken into pieces, put it in boiling water to parboil Remove the blood and wash it, then put it in the stew pot, then add all the seasonings and 6 cups of water, cover the pot and cook for 40 minutes, then add the wood ear mushrooms and bamboo shoots, continue to cook for 20 minutes, and then take it out of the pot.

　　A complete recipe for wood ear mushroom stewed chicken: Method 2

Making and Ingredients

Chicken legs 2 pieces, dried wood ear mushrooms 6 pieces, red dates 12 pieces, ginger 2 slices, wine 1 tablespoon, salt 1 teaspoon. Making process

1, cut the chicken legs into small pieces, parboil to remove the blood, then wash;

Various wood ear mushroom stewed chicken

Various wood ear mushroom stewed chicken (21 pieces)

2, soak and clean the wood ear mushrooms, and soften the dates.

Put all the ingredients in a stew pot, add 1 tablespoon of wine, and then add 6 cups of water. Add 2 and a half cups of water to the outer pot, and cover it. Steam for 40 minutes; 3, before taking it out of the pot, add salt to season, and stir until it is ready to serve.

Cooking key

This soup can also be cooked directly on the stove with a small fire, but you still need to boil the water before adding the ingredients, and the small fire will not make the soup cloudy.

Chicken soup Do not add salt before cooking, which makes the chicken tender and the soup flavorful. A complete recipe for wood ear mushroom stewed chicken: Method 3

　　Making and Ingredients

Main ingredients: half a chicken, 10 dried wood ear mushrooms, 2 scallions, 3 ginger slices, dried

chili 1 piece, red bell pepper half, a little scallion, bay leaves 1 piece Auxiliary ingredients: salad oil, salt,,

soy sauce , ice sugar, salt Old soy sauce Process 1. Wash the grass chicken, dry it, then cut it into pieces. Wash the wood ear mushrooms with water, then soak them in warm water.

2. Slice the ginger and scallion, and cut the red bell pepper into rhombus shapes. Rinse and clean the soaked wood ear mushrooms in running water, and then filter the soaking water.

3. Pour a little oil into the pot, heat the oil, then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until they change color, then add ginger, scallion, dried chili, and bay leaves. Add soy sauce, old soy sauce, stir-fry until it is colored, then add a little, ice sugar, and salt.

4. Pour in the filtered wood ear mushroom water until it covers the chicken pieces by about 2CM.

7. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over medium heat until the meat is about 80% cooked, then add the wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry.

5. Continue to simmer until the soup is thick, then add the red bell pepper and small scallions, and stir until it is ready to serve.Wood ear mushroom stewed chicken recipe: Method 4 Main ingredients: chicken, wood ear mushrooms

Auxiliary ingredients: scallion, ginger,, old soy sauce

　　Soy sauce

, ice sugar, salt

Process: 1. Cut the chicken into small pieces, and soak the wood ear mushrooms in warm water and cut them into pieces;2. Add chicken pieces to the pot, add water, ginger, and cook for half a minute before turning off the heat, then wash away the blood foam; 3. Lay ginger and scallion in the bottom of the pot, add the cooked chicken and soaked wood ear mushrooms;

4. Pour in the filtered wood ear mushroom water, add, soy sauce, and ice sugar;

5. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for half an hour;

6. Finally, add salt to season and stir until it is ready to serve.

Wood ear mushroom stewed chicken recipe: Method 5

Making and Ingredients

Half a grass chicken, 10 wood ear mushrooms (dried, cut into cross-shaped pieces), 2 scallions, ginger, bay leaves, dried chili, red bell pepper, scallion, salad oil,, soy sauce, old soy sauce, ice sugar, salt

　　Making steps

1. Wash the grass chicken, dry it, then cut it into pieces.

2. Wash the wood ear mushrooms with water, and soak them in warm water.

3. Pour a little oil into the pot, heat the oil, then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until they change color.

4. Add ginger, scallion, dried chili, and bay leaves. Add soy sauce, old soy sauce, stir-fry until it is colored, then add a little, ice sugar, and salt.

5. Pour in the filtered wood ear mushroom water until it covers the chicken pieces by about 2CM.

6. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over medium heat until the meat is about 80% cooked, then add the wood ear mushrooms and stir-fry.

7. Continue to simmer until the soup is thick, then add the red bell pepper and small scallions, and stir until it is ready to serve.

Tips

1. If you are short on time, you can also use a pressure cooker to cook it, but you must not reduce the amount of liquid during the simmering process, otherwise the soup will not be thick.

2. The wood ear mushrooms need to be soaked in warm water for about an hour before cooking. Before soaking, wash the wood ear mushrooms with water to remove the surface dust. After soaking, filter the soaking water and use the clear water to cook the soup, which will make the soup more flavorful.

3. Wood ear mushrooms are easy to absorb salt, so it is better to add salt after the chicken is cooked.

Small tips

1. If time is tight, the cooking process can be replaced with a pressure cooker, but don't skip the reduction process. Meat coated with a layer of rich sauce will be tastier.

2. Shiitake mushrooms should be soaked in warm water in advance, approximately one hour, before soaking, rinse the shiitake mushrooms with clean water to remove the surface dust. After filtering the shiitake mushroom water, use the clear part to cook, which will make the flavor richer.

3. Shiitake mushrooms are easy to absorb salt, add after the chicken pieces have been cooked.