Chicken, Ham and Dried Fish Stew

Name: Chicken, Ham and Dried Fish Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 750 g Langshan chicken (cut into 5cm cubes); 200 g Ham (cut into long rectangular blocks, steamed with Shaoxing wine); 200 g Dried yellow croaker (soaked in water until soft, cleaned, cut into chunks, marinated with Shaoxing wine, scallion and ginger then rinsed); to taste Shaoxing wine (for marinating and cooking); 25 g Scallion; 25 g Ginger; 30 g Soy sauce; 10 g Salt (refined salt); 20 g White sugar; 1000 g (actual usage 100 g) Peanut oil (heated to 70% heat, approx 175°C)

Traditional Jiangsu dish featuring chicken braised together with ham and dried yellow croaker, yielding a rich, concentrated broth and tender chicken.

1h 10m

Easy

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Ingredients

Langshan chicken (cut into 5cm cubes) 750 g

Ham (cut into long rectangular blocks, steamed with Shaoxing wine) 200 g

Dried yellow croaker (soaked in water until soft, cleaned, cut into chunks, marinated with Shaoxing wine, scallion and ginger then rinsed) 200 g

Shaoxing wine (for marinating and cooking) to taste

Scallion 25 g

Ginger 25 g

Soy sauce 30 g

Salt (refined salt) 10 g

White sugar 20 g

Peanut oil (heated to 70% heat, approx 175°C) 1000 g (actual usage 100 g)

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients

Cut the Langshan chicken into 5cm cubes. Soak the dried yellow croaker in water until soft, clean it, cut into chunks, marinate with Shaoxing wine, scallion and ginger then rinse. Cut the ham into long rectangular blocks, place in a bowl, add Shaoxing wine and steam in a steamer.

Fry Chicken Pieces

Place a wok over heat, add peanut oil and heat to about 70% heat (approx 175°C). Toss the chicken pieces with soy sauce, add to the hot oil and fry until light golden, then remove and drain excess oil.

Stew

Place the wok back over heat, add the chicken pieces, Shaoxing wine, refined salt, white sugar, soy sauce, scallion and ginger. Pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, then turn to low heat and simmer until the chicken is 60% cooked. Add the dried yellow croaker and ham, continue to simmer on low heat for 30 minutes before serving.