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Chinese Steamed Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce
This steamed chicken is super juicy and tender—it just melts in your mouth! The ginger scallion sauce is so flavorful and fragrant, the flavor will remind you of your Chinese parents' cooking!
👥 1 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add salt and shaoxing cooking wine to your chicken. Place on a plate to steam.
salt1 teaspoon½ teaspoon salt
2
Heat pot with water on high heat. Place steam rack inside of the water. When boiling, add the chicken plate on the rack. Steam for ⏱️ 30 minutes and turn off heat. Then, let chicken rest in the pot for 10 more minutes.
3
While the chicken is cooking, make ginger scallion sauce. Peel and grate ginger. Slice green onions. Place green onions and ginger in a heat resistant bowl with ½ teaspoon salt, pinch of sugar and pinch of chicken bouillon (optional).
salt1 teaspoon½ teaspoon salt
4
Heat pot to high heat. Add ½ cup of oil to pot and heat for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes. Test if the oil is hot enough by adding one small slice of green onion. Once it sizzles, add all the hot oil to the bowl. Mix together and set aside.
5
Take the chicken out of the pot. You will see lots of juices, add some of that juice in the ginger scallion sauce. Shred your chicken or eat as a whole with lots of sauce on top.
Nutrition Facts
calories
1709 kcal
fat Content
159 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
3511 mg
protein Content
60 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
231 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
22 g
unsaturated Fat Content
132 g
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