Braised Chicken with Chestnut

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw_ofNm6Z5o

Main ingredients:

3 chicken thighs (chopped into pieces)

1 cup Chestnut

Dried Mushroom (soaked) 

Spring onion, garlic, small onion, ginger, star anise

1 . Marinate chicken for 2hr: salt, sugar, pepper, light soya sauce, Chinese wine, bit corn flour

2. Fry ginger, garlic, small onion, chicken till golden brown.  Add mushroom, spring onion. Add chestnut, star anise, water, sugar, salt, dark soya sauce, oyster sauce. . Bring to boil. Cover n simmer on low heat 20min.  Uncover and simmer further for 10min.  Optional: Add corn flour to thicken. Add sesame oil.

Pumpkin Chestnut Soup

Source: http://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/lifestyle/health/terrichan/51745

南瓜半個、栗子8粒、粟米1條、生薑2片、蜜棗2粒、瘦肉半斤

other additional (optional) ingredients: Chinese yam (山药), dried longan

天氣嚴寒 (健脾化痰清感冒湯水)

南瓜性溫、味甘，入脾、胃經；具有補中益氣，消炎止痛，解毒殺蟲，降糖止渴的功效。

栗子性溫，味甘平，入脾、胃、腎經；能養胃健脾，補腎強筋，活血止血。

接近立春，要健脾祛濕，所以加了生薑和粟米。

粟米性涼，味甘鹹，入腎、脾、胃經，功效包括健脾和胃，補虛損，除煩止渴，通利小便。

瘦肉性平、味甘鹹，入脾、胃、腎經，可養生亦可滋補。