What's
New
Steamed Chicken Herbal Soup
Steamed Herbal Chicken Soup Recipe
My packet of stewed chicken soup herbs I bought randomly at the supermarket contains yuzhu (20g), huai shan (20g), dang shen (20g), dang gui (20g), gan cao (15g) and qi zi/wolfberries (16g). Since I am only cooking half a chicken, I measure out half the ingredients and save the other half for another session.
Ingredients:
- half chicken
- 1/2 to 1 packet Chinese herbs for stewing chicken soup (炖鸡汤料)
- 3 slices ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and slightly bruised
- a small handful of dried black fungus soaked in hot water, drained, discard the hard portion on bottom of fungus & cut to strips
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp sesame oil (reduce the amount if you want less “heaty”)
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
Directions:
- Place chicken in a wide and deep plate. Scatter washed Chinese herbs, ginger, garlic and cut fungus (if using) over the chicken.
- Add water, sesame oil, light soy sauce and Chinese wine. Stir to mix well.
- Seal the plate with aluminium foil and cook the chicken on high heat until the water at the steamer is boiling.
- Lower down the heat and continue to cook for about 50 minutes to an hour.
- Season the soup to taste with salt or soy sauce if needed. Use a spoon to drizzle some soup onto the chicken.
- You can serve the steamed chicken dish as it is, or serve the shredded chicken meat and soup in a soup bowl
Noob Cook Tips
- To test if the chicken is cooked, insert a fork in the thigh area. If clear liquid (no blood) runs out, it is cooked.
- You can also use cut chicken pieces instead of using a half or whole chicken, steaming time will be slightly faster.
- You can also use fresh mushrooms such as shiitake instead of black fungus.
Pages: 1 2
Pingback: Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish Recipe
This recipe is absolutely delicious! Hubby was slurpping the nutritious and hearty soup happily and said it tasted as good as what you can possibly get from the food stalls! Thanks, Noobcook! :)