Can Angelica and Gastrodia be eaten together?

Everyone knows that Angelica and Gastrodia elata are very common Chinese medicines. Angelica can replenish blood and promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, relieve pain, and treat symptoms such as dizziness, numbness of the limbs, and infantile convulsions. Moreover, chicken stewed with Gastrodia elata is not only very nutritious, but also can enhance personal physical strength and strengthen the body. Therefore, it has a good regulating effect on the body and has high nutritional value.

How to make chicken stewed with angelica and gastrodia

Method 1

Main ingredients: 1000g hen, 20g angelica, 15g gastrodia, 5g green onion, 5g ginger, 3g salt, 5g cooking wine, 1g MSG

step:

1. After slaughtering the chicken, remove the hair, cut open the belly, clean it, chop off the claws, soak it in boiling water, then rinse it in cold water, drain the water, then wash the angelica, cut it into pieces according to the size, wash the ginger and scallion, smash the ginger, and cut the scallion into sections for later use;

2. Put angelica, gastrodia, ginger and onion into the chicken's belly, put it into the casserole with the belly facing up, pour in an appropriate amount of water, add salt and cooking wine, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender.

Note: When purchasing angelica, you need to distinguish between sweet angelica and medicinal angelica, as the two have different medicinal properties. The taste is also different and it can be cooked together with astragalus or American ginseng.

Method 2

Ingredients: 500g hen, 6g angelica, 6g gastrodia, a small piece of ginger, 8 red dates, 20 wolfberries, a handful of lilies, a little salt, a little pepper

step:

1. Grind the chicken into cubes. (A whole chicken will also work, I used half one), weigh the angelica, wash the red dates, lily, and wolfberry, slice or smash the ginger, and blanch the chicken in boiling water to remove the blood.

2. Rinse the chicken pieces and put them into the pot, add clean water to cover the chicken (if using an electric rice cooker, add a few bowls of soup and a few bowls of water), and pour in ingredients such as angelica, gastrodia, red dates, and lily. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1.5-2 hours, adding a little salt and pepper to enhance the flavor.