Clear-Stewed Whole Chicken
A Zhejiang-style clear stew of whole chicken with goji berries and aromatics, producing a clear, delicately savory broth.
Ingredients
Whole chicken (blanched in boiling water, drained, and rinsed)
1
Fine salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Cooking wine
to taste
Ground white pepper
to taste
Scallions (cut into segments)
to taste
Ginger (smashed)
to taste
Goji berries (washed)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Blanch the chicken in a pot of boiling water, then remove and rinse clean. Cut the scallions into segments and smash the ginger.
2
Step 2
Rinse the goji berries.
3
Step 3
Add water to the pot and heat to about 60°C. Add the chicken, scallions, ginger, goji berries, cooking wine, and a pinch of white pepper. Once the chicken is cooked through, add the fine salt, cover, and simmer until tender. Stir in the MSG and serve.
