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Pro Tips for Steaming Delicious and Fragrant Chicken – Better than a Restaurant

Steamed chicken has always been a beloved dish due to its sweeter taste compared to traditional boiled chicken. Without a doubt, everyone in the family will be thrilled by the unique flavor of this dish.

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2 January, 2024

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1. Steamed whole chicken with coriander

This is a refreshing dish similar to boiled chicken but much more flavorful and nutritious.

Ingredients

– Free-range chicken: 1 chicken, about 1 – 1.5kg, cleaned and gutted.

– Coriander leaves: 1 bunch, about 300g.

– Ginger: 1 piece

– Spring onions: 2 medium-sized

– Parsley: 1 small bunch

– Seasonings: 3-4 teaspoons of white wine; pepper, rock sugar; fish sauce, chicken stock powder, cooking oil.

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

– Clean the chicken and let it drain. You can use the chicken innards by stir-frying them with bean sprouts, bottle gourd, or green papaya.

– Rinse the coriander leaves and cut into 3-4cm sections. Slice the white parts of the spring onions vertically.

– Peel and clean the ginger, and cut into thin slices.

– Remove the roots of the parsley, rinse it, and cut into 2-3 sections.

– Peel the spring onions and cut into small cubes.

Step 2: Marinate the chicken

– Place the whole chicken in a large bowl. Mix the seasonings together, including chicken stock powder, fish sauce, cooking oil, sugar, and the julienned white parts of the onions. Pour this mixture over the chicken and pour any remaining mixture inside the chicken.

– To allow the chicken to absorb the seasonings, wear plastic gloves and rub the seasonings onto the chicken skin.

– Marinate the chicken for 15 – 20 minutes to allow the seasonings to penetrate the meat.

Step 3: Steam the chicken

– Bring a pot of water to boil, then add the coriander leaves, spring onions, half of the sliced ginger, and 2 teaspoons of white wine. Simmer the water for about 5 minutes.

This is the ideal time for the flavors of the ingredients to blend together.

– Place the chicken in the pot and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Turn off the heat. Let the chicken sit in the pot for an additional 10 minutes to make the meat tender and more flavorful.

– Remove the chicken and let it cool before cutting it into serving-sized pieces. Place the chicken on a plate and sprinkle a little salt and 1 teaspoon of white wine on top to enhance the aroma.

Get ready to enjoy the steamed coriander chicken with salt, pepper, and lime dipping sauce. You will definitely love it!

2. How to make steamed chicken with salt and lemongrass

Ingredients:

– 1 free-range chicken (about 1 – 1.5kg).

– 500g rock salt.

– 200g lemongrass.

– 30ml white wine.

– 1 lime, purple onions.

– A handful of lime leaves.

– Ginger, chili, pepper, chicken stock powder, dried onions, chicken essence…

– Peel and julienne the ginger.

Instructions:

– Clean the chicken and remove any odors by soaking it in a mixture of white wine, ginger, and a little salt for about 3-5 minutes. Then, remove the chicken and let it drain.

– Rinse the lemongrass, cut into 5-10cm sections, keeping the leaves intact, and lightly bruise the stems. – Rinse the lime leaves, drain them, and cut into thin strips.

– Rinse the chili, remove the stem, and julienne.

– Peel and mince the purple onions.

– Squeeze the lime to extract the juice.

– Marinate the chicken with 3 tablespoons of minced lemongrass, 1 tablespoon of minced lime leaves, purple onions, 1 teaspoon of chicken stock powder, 1/2 teaspoon of chicken essence, and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Rub the seasonings evenly around the chicken with plastic gloves. Marinate for about 20-30 minutes for the flavors to penetrate the chicken. The steamed chicken with salt and lemongrass will be fragrant and flavorful.

– Spread a layer of rock salt about 1 – 1.5cm thick on the bottom of a pot. Then, arrange the lemongrass on top of the salt. Sprinkle the lime leaves and julienned ginger on top of the lemongrass. Place a steaming rack or a porcelain plate on top.

– Before steaming the chicken, stuff the marinated ingredients into the chicken cavity to allow the flavors of lemongrass, lime, and ginger to penetrate the chicken from the inside out.

– Place the chicken in the steamer (without water), cover tightly, and start heating up the steamer. Note: During steaming, the steamer lid must remain closed. First, boil the water in the steamer then reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer for the chicken to cook evenly and absorb the flavors. Steam for 30-45 minutes, depending on whether the chicken is young or mature.

– Prepare the dipping salt: Mix 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 1 sliced chili, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of lime juice in a bowl.

– Once the chicken is cooked, place it on a tray and let it cool. Cut it into serving-sized pieces and arrange them on a plate. Enjoy the steamed chicken with salt and lemongrass.