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In this video I share with you a home style dish
Chicken Stew with Potato
First let's prepare 5 fresh chicken drumsticks (about 600g)
Chop them into appropriate sized pieces
You can chop the chicken into bigger pieces
Otherwise, they will shrink and become small after cooking
The next step is to start processing the chicken
First let's add 1 spoon of salt (about 4 g) to the chicken
Also add some baking soda (about 1 gram)
Add half a bowl of water
Then scrub the chicken gently with your hands for 3 minutes
The purpose of this step is to remove the blood from the chicken and bones
If chicken legs are cooked directly without going through this step
The bones in the middle will affect the taste and appearance, or you can also remove the bones
After scrubbing, add some water to wash and clean well
After cleaning, drain the water and set aside
The next step is to start marinating
Add 1 spoon (about 1.5 g) of salt
Also add some light soy sauce (about 4g)
Then mix the chicken well
In the next step, start preparing the other ingredients
Prepare one yellow skinned potato cleaned
Then cut directly into thick slices of about 1 cm
After cutting slices, divide them into two halves
Then cut into 1 cm thick strips
Finally, cut the potatoes diagonally into small diamond-shaped pieces
You can also cut the potatoes directly into small squared pieces
Prepare one big tomato
Cut in the middle and then cut into pieces
Prepare one small piece of ginger and cut it into slices
Prepare another big scallion by cutting it into pieces and set aside
For spices, add one star anise to the bowl
Add a few green Sichuan peppercorns
Next step to start cooking
First let's add some water to the wok
Then add the chopped potato to water
Then turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes
The aim of this step is to cook the potato thoroughly
After 10 minutes, remove the potato and drain
Then heat up the wok again
Once the wok is hot, add some oil to grease the wok
Pour the hot oil out after the wok has been greased
Then add some cold oil again
Also sprinkle some salt directly into the wok
Then add a little bit lard and melt it
After the lard has melted, add the boiled potato to the wok
Turn down the heat and fry the potato until they are cooked through
After they are well fried, remove and drain from the wok
Then add the prepared ginger, scallion, star anise and Sichuan peppercorns to the wok
Also add 4 whole dried bell chillies
Then turn down the heat and sizzle all the spices
After the spices are fragrant, remove the wok from the heat
Add the marinated chicken to the wok
Stir-fry the chicken for 1 minute over medium-low heat
The purpose of this step is to stir-fry the chicken until they are half-cooked
After 1 minute, add some Sichuan broad bean paste
Stir-fry the bean paste and then add some dark soy sauce for colour
Finally add some water and turn up the heat to boil
The amount of water should be about the same as the chicken
Then cover the wok with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes
The purpose of this step is to cook the chicken thoroughly
Uncover the wok after 10 minutes
Add the fried potato
Add the chopped tomato
Stir and mix well, then start seasoning
Add 2g of salt to the wok
Add a pinch of sugar
Add a bit of MSG
Season well and continue to thicken the soup for 1 minute over low heat
Bring the soup to a slightly thicker consistency sauce and then turn off the heat to serve
A savoury, slightly sour and rich chicken stew with potato is finished
Here is the technical summary
First
Generally speaking the bones of chicken legs contain more blood
Scrub with salt and baking soda can help remove blood
and retain the moisture in the chicken
Second
Boil the potato first
And then pan-fried with salt and lard
This will add flavour to the sauce when the dish is ready
Third
Potato and tomato should not be stewed for too long
Otherwise the potato will easily become mushy
Tomato will be only sour but not fresh
End of Technique Summary for Chicken Stew with Potato
Here comes the finished product
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