Old Ginger Chicken

Name: Old Ginger Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g chicken legs (cut into chunks); 10 g wood ear mushrooms; 6 g salt; 2 g ground white pepper; 2 g MSG; 20 g ginger slices; oil (for stir-frying), to taste; sesame oil (added before serving), to taste; water starch (for thickening), to taste; chicken broth (for braising), to taste

A Hunan home-style dish featuring chicken thighs as the main ingredient, paired with wood ear mushrooms and generous slices of ginger, braised until the meat is tender and infused with rich ginger aroma.

35 min

Easy

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Ingredients

chicken legs (cut into chunks) 500 g

wood ear mushrooms 10 g

salt 6 g

ground white pepper 2 g

MSG 2 g

ginger slices 20 g

oil (for stir-frying) to taste

sesame oil (added before serving) to taste

water starch (for thickening) to taste

chicken broth (for braising) to taste

Instructions

blanching

Cut chicken legs into chunks, blanch in boiling water and set aside.

stir-fry and braise

Heat a pan, add base oil, add chicken chunks to stir-fry, add wood ear mushrooms and seasonings, pour in chicken broth, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.