Cockfighting is a particularly delicious Kaifeng dish. Hen is usually the main ingredient, which is not only nutritious, but also easy to digest, so it is loved by people. In fact, the practice of cockfighting is very simple, and it only takes eight steps to complete. However, it should be noted that the shape of the cockfighting is very important, and the chicken must be rounded before cutting.

I. Details of ingredients

Hen1500g, Zanthoxylum bungeanum10g, star anise10g, 20g of salt, 60g of yellow rice wine, 70g of onion and 50g of ginger.

Second, the practice of cockfighting

1. Hens were slaughtered, unhairing, eviscerated, cleaned and pawed, and the lower part of wings was cut off. A crescent mouth with a length of 4.5 cm was opened from the right arm, and three ribs were inferred from the fingers. The index finger is stirred around the five internal organs and taken out;

2. Then open the mouth from the back of the neck, take out the crop and rinse it clean;

3. Two thighs are broken from the roots and tied with ropes;

4. Illicium verum is wrapped with gauze;

5. First put some pepper and salt in the chicken belly, shake it and let the salt and pepper soak evenly;

6. Fold the washed lotus leaves into pieces 6 cm long and 3 cm wide, and insert them from the knife edge to support the chicken tail;

7. Hold the lotus leaf at one end and the chicken back at the other end, and wrap the chicken with straw poles;

8. Set the white brine soup in the pot on fire and boil it to remove the foam. First, wash the cockfighting, tie the skin tightly, then put it in a pot, add star anise, yellow wine, onion and ginger, and bring the soup to a boil. Move to slow fire for about half an hour and then take it out.

Third, the nutritional value

The content of protein in female chicken is high, there are many kinds, and the digestibility is high. It is easy to be absorbed and utilized by human body, and it has the functions of strengthening physical strength and keeping fit. Female chicken contains phospholipids which play an important role in human growth and development, and is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in China's diet. Hens have a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, chills, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia and physical weakness.