Steam Herbal Chicken - 蒸药材鸡

Steam Herbal Chicken

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Ingredients:

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(A)

2 Whole drum sticks and 2 Whole chicken wings

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(B)

6 Dried Longans (龙眼干)

8 Red dates (红枣)

1 tbs wolfberries (枸杞子)

15g Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati (玉竹)

2-3 slice of Angelica Sinensis (当归)

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Seasoning:

(C)

1 tbs Oyster sauce

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tbs rice wine

1 tsp sesame oil

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2 cups of water

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Method

1) Bring all (B) ingredients to boil in the 2 cups of water for about 20-30min, until water reduced to about 1-1.5cups.

2) Remove from heat, add in all the seasoning in (C), stir till well combined.

3) Place a heavy duty aluminium foil on a plate and place the chicken in the middle.

4) Pour in the herbs together with the sauce. Wrap up the aluminium foil and steam the whole parcel for 1hr over medium-high heat.

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Note:

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**If you are using a wok for steaming, be careful and use more water. Otherwise the wok will dry up very fast. Therefore do not use high heat for steaming at wok.

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** You can omitt the Dang gui herb if you do not like this herb.

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