In conjunction with this fabulous International Women’s Month, I would like to share a simple recipe that can help to boost our health inside out which is, the essence of chicken.
Benefits of Essence of Chicken
The essence of chicken has long been regarded as a health supplement for many generations.
It is widely taken in some Asian countries as a traditional supplement and often given as a gift to new mothers or added into home-cooked dishes.
For ladies, as we age, the collagen in our body degrades and this can cause the skin to sag and wrinkle. Thus, we are advised to consume the essence of chicken as it is rich in collagen so we can maintain our skin’s youthfulness.
Mothers often feed this golden liquid to their kids it is known as the brain food to support kids’ brain development so that our kid can excel in his academics.
For this recipe, I use either kampung chicken or black chicken. For my family of four, I used two whole black chicken.
After you clean the chicken, you can use a pestle to crush the chicken’s flesh and bones.
If that is not enough, I will use a knife to chop it into small pieces. The more you crush the bones, the more essence you can get.
Psst. Somehow this process acts as a good stress buster!
Actually, it is very easy to make this recipe. And it gets easier if you have a pressure cooker so you can cut on the cooking time.
Let’s take a look at the recipe below to see how I make this essence of chicken.
Homemade Essence of Chicken
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 Black chicken
- 1 pot Water for boiling
Instructions
- Make sure chicken is clean.
- Smash chicken using stone pestle.
- Place an inverted small bowl into a large bowl.
- Arrange smashed chicken in the large bowl.
- Cover the bowl. Place the entire bowl into the large pot. Pour water (not into the bowl but into the pot) until at least half of the bowl level. Then, cover the pot.
- Select 'Manual' on your pressure cooker. Set for 59 minutes. Press START and let it boil.
- Once done, remove the bowl from the pot. You will notice that the chicken will be very dry.
- Carefully remove the chicken meat. Do not discard as you can use this to stir-fry with mixed vegetables.
- Look at the small bowl. There is precious chicken essence underneath. Carefully tip it over and remove the bowl.
- There, precious liquid of golden chicken essence in just an hour!
To get the most of this essence of chicken, I would suggest you make one on your own.
Do it together with your kids to share the benefits with them and show that it is easy to make this recipe right at your home.
Just look at how my youngest son is making this recipe for the entire family!
