Cordyceps Quail
A premium nourishing dish steamed with cordyceps and quail as the main ingredients, known for tonifying the lungs and kidneys and strengthening qi.
Ingredients
Cordyceps (rinsed with warm water)
8 g
Quail (bled, plucked, heads and feet chopped off, split open along the back, gutted, cleaned, then briefly blanched in boiling water and drained)
8
Sliced ginger
to taste
Scallion segments
to taste
Fine salt
to taste
Ground white pepper
to taste
Chicken broth
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare Ingredients
Rinse the cordyceps with warm water. Bleed the quail, pluck its feathers, chop off its head and feet, split it open along the back, remove the internal organs and clean it. Blanch it in boiling water for a short while, then take it out. Slice the ginger, cut the scallions into segments.
2
Steaming
Divide the 8g of cordyceps evenly among the 8 quails, placing each portion inside a quail's cavity. Tie each quail tightly with string, place them in a steamer basket, add salt, ground white pepper, and chicken broth. Seal the steamer with wax paper, then steam for approximately 40 minutes. Remove the quails from the steamer, take off the wax paper, and the dish is ready.
