CoconutAs a tropical fruit, it has high nutritional value and contains a lot of coconut water, making it an excellent choice for quenching thirst and cooling down during the summer.Coconuts can not only be eaten directly as fruit but also as aingredientin dishes, such as coconutstewsoup, creating a delicious and refreshing dish.

How to choose coconuts

1. Coconuts are generally divided into two types: green coconuts and yellow coconuts. Choose green coconuts for drinking coconut water, and yellow coconuts can be used for other purposes;

2. You can judge the amount of coconut water in a coconut by shaking it. Heavier coconuts are usually fresher;

3, Fresh coconut with normal aroma and a pale white color indicates it's tender.

Normal, fragrant coconuts with white flesh are usually fresher.

Authentic home-style coconut chicken soup

Ingredients: 1 chicken, 2 coconuts, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of rice wine, 1 block of ginger.Method:1. Wash the chicken and cut the ginger into large pieces;

2. Drill a hole in the coconut and pour out the coconut water. Then, crack open the coconut and remove the flesh;

3. Scrape the flesh clean on one side, then wash and cut it into strips for later use;

4. Filter the coconut water and blanch the chicken in boiling water with rice wine, then cut it into pieces;

5. Place the chicken pieces, chopped ginger, and coconut water in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water;

6. Bring to a boil over high heat, and cook for about 2 to 3 hours, adding salt to taste.

Authentic nourishing coconut chicken soup

Ingredients: 1/2 chicken, 1 coconut, pork

tender meat,

appropriate amount of

longan,goji berries,a little ginger.Method:，1. Cut the chicken into pieces, remove the chicken fat and wash it, then blanch for a few minutes before washing;2. Soak the longan and goji berries, and chop the ginger. After drilling a hole in the coconut, pour out the coconut water and let it sit;

3. Then, crack open the coconut and remove the coconut flesh, wash it, and set it aside;

4. Place all the ingredients in a stew pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and place the stew pot in

steam

;

5. After boiling the water in the steamer, cover the pot and cook for about 5 minutes over low heat. Cook for about 1 and a half hours, then take it out.Nutritional benefits of coconut chicken soupThe flesh of the coconut contains various nutrients, which can moisten the throat, promote urination, clear heat and cool down. It is very effective to eat in summer. The coconut meat and coconut water combined with chicken soup also have the benefits of replenishing blood, nourishing the body, moisturizing the skin, and quenching thirst.

5, After boiling water in a pot, cover and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes, then cook for about 1.5 hours.

3, Nutritional benefits of coconut in chicken soup.

4, Coconut flesh contains various nutrients that can moisten the throat, promote urination, clear heat and relieve summer heat. Eating coconut and coconut water with chicken stew in the summer is very effective, and the resulting soup also has the benefits of replenishing blood, nourishing the body, moisturizing the skin, and relieving thirst.BloodUsed for health, nourishing skin and cooling the body.