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  • Cure All Steamed Chicken With Chinese Herbs

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    Cure All Steamed Chicken With Chinese Herbs
    Servings: 4
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    • 1 lb chicken legs and thighs
    • 4 slc peeled ginger lightly crushed
    • 3 x fresh shiitake mushrooms stems removed, caps halved
    • 1 x dry ginseng root - (abt 1/2 ounce)
    • 1 Tbsp. wolfberries
    • 4 x dry longans
    • 4 x red dates
    • 2 1/2 c. water
    • 1/2 c. Chinese rice wine (or possibly dry sherry)
    • 1 tsp salt

    Directions

    1. Remove the skin and excess fat from the chicken pcs. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add in the chicken and return to a boil. Cook for 1 minute and drain.
    2. Place the chicken pcs in a 2-qt casserole. Scatter the ginger, mushrooms, ginseng, wolfberries, longans and dates over the chicken. Pour in the water and rice wine and add in the salt.
    3. Prepare a wok for steaming. Cover the casserole and set it on the steaming rack. Cover the wok and steam over medium-high heat till the chicken is tender, about 2 hrs. Replenish the water in the wok as needed during steaming.
    4. Skim the fat from the broth in the casserole and throw away the ginseng. Ladle the soup into individual bowls and serve.
    5. This recipe yields 4 servings.

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