Steamed Chicken with Chicken Essence

Recipe for Steamed Chicken with Chicken Essence

Ingredients:

• 2 Chicken Drumstick, cleaned and dabbed dry
• 1 tablespoon Cooking Wine
• a pinch of Salt
• 4 pieces Yu Zhu 玉竹 (Solomon's Seal Rhizome), cut half
• 6 Hong Zao 红枣 (Red Dates), sliced into 3 each
• a small handful Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Wolfberries)
• 1 to 2 bottles Chicken Essence, depending on how much sauce you like
• Salt to taste

How to do it:

1. Rub chicken with salt and cooking wine.
2. You can let the chicken marinate for half an hour if you like.
3. Add chicken in a deep dish.
4. Add in the rest of the ingredients.
5. Cover with foil.
6. Steam for 2 to 3 hours.
7. Remove foil and bast chicken with the sauce.
8. Drizzle with some sesame oil and serve immediately.

Note:

• I'm using Sake as cooking wine. If you use Hua Tiow (Chinese Cooking Wine), there will be the Hua Tiow Wine taste.
• I'm using (2 bottles of) New Moon Chicken Essence. If you are using Brand's, please add 1/4 teaspoon of sugar as Brand's Chicken Essence is slightly bitter.
• You can also use Chicken Essence with Cordyceps instead for added flavours.

as seen in https://instagram.com/p/2BBtx6gdEL/