Wine-Steamed Whole Chicken Soup

Name: Wine-Steamed Whole Chicken Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Ingredients: 1 (about 1.8 kg) live hen (main, defeathered after slaughter, gutted, claws removed, split along the back); 150 g Hua Diao wine (seasoning); 15 g scallion (seasoning); 15 g ginger (seasoning); 5 g MSG (seasoning); to taste salt (seasoning, original text says 'salt grams', amount missing)

A traditional Jiangsu soup made with a whole hen steamed with Hua Diao (Shaoxing) wine. It has a silvery-white color, a clear broth, and a fragrant flavor.

2h 25m

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Ingredients

live hen (main, defeathered after slaughter, gutted, claws removed, split along the back) 1 (about 1.8 kg)

Hua Diao wine (seasoning) 150 g

scallion (seasoning) 15 g

ginger (seasoning) 15 g

MSG (seasoning) 5 g

salt (seasoning, original text says 'salt grams', amount missing) to taste

Instructions

Preparing the chicken

Slaughter the live hen, remove the feathers, open the cavity and remove the innards, chop off the claws, then split along the back. Blanch in boiling water to wash away blood and impurities.

Steaming

Place the chicken with the legs pointing upward and the belly facing up in a soup tureen. Add the Hua Diao wine, scallion, ginger, MSG, salt, and an appropriate amount of clear water. Steam over boiling water until the chicken is very tender, then remove and discard the scallion and ginger. Serve.