Watermelon chicken

Watermelon chicken is a famous seasonal dish in Suzhou, which has been popular for forty or fifty years. Because it can only be eaten in summer and cooked on the same day, it can't be stored and can't be carried, so not many people know it, and of course fewer people have eaten it. In fact, as long as you learn the cooking method, no matter where you are, as long as watermelon is on the market, you can brew it. Ingredients: 1 hen (one or half), 1 watermelon, clear soup, 100-150g sliced ham (two or three taels), 25g of bamboo shoots (five taels), 25g of ginger slices (five taels), 25g of refined salt (five taels) and 30g of yellow wine (six taels). Method: Cut a piece from the top of the watermelon as a cover and dig out the pulp. Don't dig too much, which will affect the integrity of the watermelon skin. After digging, soak the whole melon shell in boiling water and wipe it dry with a clean cloth. Slaughter the chicken, remove the hair and impurities, wash it, put it in a crock (metal pot is not allowed), add ham slices, ginger slices, bamboo shoots, wine, salt and clear soup (the soup can't pass the chicken), simmer it on charcoal (sound basket) fire until the chicken is rotten, remove the ginger, pour the chicken and soup into watermelon, cover the melon, and steam it until the melon skin appears. Features: Melon is beautiful in color, with the umami flavor of chicken, the fragrance of fruit, the fragrance of ham, and rich in nutrients. It is a delicious food with good color and flavor.
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