Coconut Crystal Chicken
A signature Cantonese dish featuring tender chicken steamed inside a coconut shell, with the meat absorbing a rich coconut aroma.
Ingredients
chicken (cut into pieces)
600 g
large coconut (remove outer skin, saw off the top 3 cm from the top to make a lid, remove coconut water, and remove coconut flesh)
1
cooked ham (sliced)
150 g
egg white
30 g
chicken broth
to taste
wet starch
8 g
salt
6 g
MSG
4 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Cut the chicken into pieces, add the egg white and wet starch, mix well, then blanch briefly in a pot of boiling water. Slice the ham.
2
Stuff the coconut
Remove the outer skin of the coconut and saw off the top about 3 cm from the apex to form a lid. Pour out the coconut water and remove the coconut flesh, then place the ham, chicken, coconut water, and chicken broth into the coconut. Cover with the lid so the coconut returns to its original shape.
3
Steam
Place the stuffed coconut in a bowl, set it in a steamer, and steam over high heat until the chicken is cooked through.
