Chinese Steamed Chicken is a chicken dish made by steaming. This method of cooking greatly preserves the original flavor of the chicken and makes the chicken more delicious, smooth, fragrant, and even the bones have an aroma.
What is Chinese Steamed Chicken
Among many chicken dishes, Chinese Steamed Chicken is the favorite of most Guangzhou people. It is a dish made mainly from pure tender chicken, minced garlic and other ingredients. The cooking method is simple.
It is to put the whole chicken directly into the steamer and steam it. This greatly preserves the original flavor of the chicken, which makes its tastes more delicious and not greasy, and the aroma is full of mouth.
Chinese Steamed Chicken Recipe:
You’ll need:
1/2 chicken or whole chicken (option)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons starch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce (option)
For the sauce
2 tablespoons ginger, finely minced
Vegetable oil
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
3 tablespoons garlic, finely minced
How to make Chinese Steamed Chicken
1. Wash the chicken, mix 2 teaspoons of starch, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a bowl and evenly spread on the chicken. Marinate it for about 20 minutes.
2. Heat a wok with water until boiling. Put the chicken in the wok across a plate, steaming it under high heat for 15-20 minutes. Turn off the fire, and wait for 10 minutes until you can easily insert chopsticks in and no blood was found. ( Or you can steam the chicken in a steamer for 20-30 minutes.)
3. Heat a wok with oil, and stir-fry ginger, garlic and 2 tablespoons light soy sauce until fragrant. Transfers it on a bowl. Cut the cooked chicken and serve it with the sauce.
Chinese Steamed Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/2 chicken or whole chicken option
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons starch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce option
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons ginger finely minced
- Vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons garlic finely minced
Instructions
- Wash the chicken, mix 2 teaspoons of starch, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a bowl and evenly spread on the chicken. Marinate it for about 20 minutes.
- Heat a wok with water until boiling. Put the chicken in the wok across a plate, steaming it under high heat for 15-20 minutes. Turn off the fire, and wait for 10 minutes until you can easily insert chopsticks in and no blood was found. ( Or you can steam the chicken in a steamer for 20-30 minutes.)
- Heat a wok with oil, and stir-fry ginger, garlic and 2 tablespoons light soy sauce until fragrant. Transfers it on a bowl. Cut the cooked chicken and serve it with the sauce.
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Easy, easy, easy and loads of flavor!
I cannot believe how easy this was to make!!! Forgot to buy dinner rolls one night and found this recipe, what a lifesaver!
can’t wait to try this! I’m really getting more and more into Chinese food and this looks awesome!
Just like a restaurant. So quick and easy to make that it’s become one of my go-to preparations for chicken when I feel like Chinese food but don’t want to go to a restaurant.
Oh! It was damn good. I actually like this type of Chinese steamed chicken recipe. Thanks, Maggie for your lovely idea. I am very happy to make it for my family.
This makes a fantastic Chicken and they were delicious!
It’s the easiest steamed chicken that I’ve ever made and it turns out well. it was yummy.
I’ve used this site for many weeks and never commented but had to say this was the best and the easiest of all the versions I’ve tried!