Astragalus Steam Pot Chicken
Steam the young hen with astragalus slices in a steam pot; this dish is believed to replenish qi, nourish the middle, and enrich essence and marrow.
Ingredients
Astragalus slices (washed)
20 g
Silkie chicken (slaughtered, feathers and innards removed, cut into pieces, blanched and washed)
1
Scallion
to taste
Ginger
to taste
Salt
to taste
Cooking wine (originally Shaoxing wine)
to taste
MSG
to taste
Sichuan peppercorn water
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the chicken pieces
Slaughter the silkie chicken, remove the feathers and innards, cut into 3.3 cm cubes, place into a pot of boiling water and blanch for 3 minutes, then remove and rinse off the foam. Place the chicken into a steam pot, then add the scallion, ginger, salt, MSG, Shaoxing wine, and Sichuan peppercorn water.
2
Steam
Wash the astragalus slices and place them into the steam pot as well. Cover, then steam over a steamer for 3 hours. Remove, discard the scallion, ginger, and astragalus, and serve.
