Comments on: Foil-Wrapped Herbal Chicken

By: Young

Young — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:58:39 +0000

Wonderful recipe. When I run out of cookin ideas, this provide an alternative. Cheer!

By: shuhan

shuhan — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:42:13 +0000

Hi!
I’m a student away from home, so I miss home food, especially herbal remedies.
I tried your recipe out, making some modifications based on my preferences/what I had. http://mummyicancook.blogspot.com/2011/01/steamed-herbal-chicken-parcels.html
Please take a look (:

Thanks for the idea, it tasted really good! I’m just wondering, why isn’t the chicken flesh tender and falling off the bone like the foil wrapped herbal chickens we buy outside ): I get this only with slow-cooking for soups, but am wondering if you can get the same effect with the steaming method!

Thanks for all the help and ideas!

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:12:08 +0000

This is perfect post Wiffy!
I have a box chinese herbs prepack my mum gave me.
I was debating if i should make soup tonight but this method looks really good.
Really enjoying your blog !well done :)
Thank you,
Lisa

By: wiffy

wiffy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:20:22 +0000

Hi Sharon, I’ve never tried baking with this recipe before but based on my experience with other recipes, it’s challenging to bake chicken in foil, so I usually dice the chicken to small pieces first or pre-cook a bit (either microwave or pan) before putting in the oven. Hope this helps.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:06:06 +0000

Can i put this into the oven instead of steaming it?

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By: wiffy

wiffy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:44:12 +0000

Hi Winly, metal (aluminium foil, spoon, container)in microwave oven – is a huge no no. It will cause sparks and even fire. For more info read these::

http://science.howstuffworks.com/aluminum-foil-in-the-microwave.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_heat_aluminum_foil_in_a_microwave

By: Winly

Winly — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:54:25 +0000

Can i use microwave to cook it?

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By: wiffy

wiffy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:17:34 +0000

Hendra … that’s why I mention in the instructions that after 35 mins, you need to open up the parcel to flip the chicken and steam for another 10 mins… however, if you don’t flip, I guess steaming it for an hour will cook it too :)