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Steamed Chicken with Goji Berries and Notoginseng, served with Bok Choy Dumplings

Tonic chicken soup served with bok choy dumplings, a nutritious and nourishing pairing.

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Steamed Chicken with Goji Berries and Notoginseng, served with Bok Choy Dumplings

Ingredients

Whole chicken (scald in boiling water, remove, rinse with cold water and drain) 1 whole
Goji berries (stuff into the chicken cavity) appropriate amount
Notoginseng slices (stuff into the chicken cavity) appropriate amount
Ginger slices (stuff some into the chicken cavity, pound the rest into ginger juice) appropriate amount
Scallion segments (stuff into the chicken cavity) appropriate amount
Ground white pepper appropriate amount
Shaoxing wine appropriate amount
Notoginseng powder (sprinkle over the chicken breast) appropriate amount
Clear broth (pour into the pot) appropriate amount
Chicken bouillon powder (add after steaming to season) appropriate amount
Bok choy (wash, blanch and chop finely) appropriate amount
All-purpose flour (knead into dough for making dumplings) appropriate amount
Minced meat (mix with salt, ground pepper, Shaoxing wine, ginger juice and a small amount of water to make filling) appropriate amount
Scallion whites (chop into fine pieces) a small amount
Ginger (cut some into large slices, pound the rest into ginger juice) appropriate amount

Instructions

1

Prepare ingredients

Wash the bok choy, blanch and chop finely; knead the flour into dough for making dumplings; wash the scallion whites and ginger, chop a small amount of scallion into fine pieces, cut the rest into segments, cut some ginger into large slices, and pound the broken pieces into ginger juice

2

Prepare the whole chicken

Place the whole chicken in a pot of boiling water to scald, remove, rinse with cold water and drain. Then stuff goji berries, notoginseng slices, ginger slices and scallion segments into the chicken cavity. Put the chicken back into the pot, pour in clear broth, add ground white pepper and Shaoxing wine. Sprinkle notoginseng powder over the chicken breast, seal the opening with wet tissue paper, and steam over high heat for 1 hour.

3

Prepare dumpling filling

Mix the minced meat with salt, ground pepper, Shaoxing wine, ginger juice and a small amount of water to make filling, then add the chopped bok choy and mix well. Divide the dough into 20 portions, and wrap each portion into small dumplings.

4

Steam chicken and cook dumplings

When the chicken is done steaming, boil water to cook the dumplings. At the same time, take the chicken out of the steamer, remove the tissue paper, add chicken bouillon powder to taste. Once the dumplings are cooked, scoop them into the serving bowl and serve.