Astragalus Steam-Pot Chicken
A nourishing chicken soup steamed in a qiguo (steam pot), flavored with huangqi (astragalus).
Ingredients
Tender cleaned hen (cut into 1-inch cubes)
1
Astragalus (huangqi) slices
4 qian
Scallion segments
2 qian each
Ginger slices
2 qian each
Refined salt
2 qian
Shaoxing wine
2 qian
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
0.5 qian
Chicken broth (skim the foam and residue from the chicken-blanching liquid, then pour in)
2 jin
Sichuan peppercorn water
3 qian
Instructions
1
Prepare the chicken
Cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes, blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes, then remove. Rinse off any blood foam. Place the chicken into the steam pot. Skim the foam and residue from the blanching liquid and pour it into the steam pot.
