Recipe of Chicken Steamed with Mushroom

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken or 2 lbs (900g) chicken pieces, fat discarded, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 8 dried black Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water, discard stems
• 2 tbsp finely diced ginger
• 1 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp rice wine
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 scallion, finely chopped

How to cook?

• Put chicken and mushrooms in a heat-proof bowl with lid
• Process ginger and water in a processor
• Put ginger and any liquid into a sieve and press down with back of spoon to extract ginger juice
• Sprinkle ginger juice, rice wine, soy and oyster sauces over chicken and mushrooms
• Massage chicken, mixing well
• Cover bowl, refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour
• When ready to cook, cover steamer or pan and steam over medium heat until chicken is cooked
• For the next 30 to 40 mins, add more boiling water to steamer every 10 mins
• Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with scallions and serve hot with rice