Steamed Chicken With Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces chicken, chopped into bite sixe pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice wine or 1 teaspoon sherry wine
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 -6 dried chinese mushrooms or 4 -6 shiitake mushrooms, soaked in warm water
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 3 drops sesame oil
• cilantro leaf, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 1. place the chopped chicken pieces into a bowl. add sugar, soy sauce, wine or sherry, garlic and cornstarch to the chicken, toss to coat, and leave to marinate 25-30 minutes.
• 2 2. drain the mushrooms and dry on absorbent paper towels. slice the mushrooms into thin shredds, discarding the hard stem.
• 3 3 places the chicken pieces on a heat-proof dish that will fit inside a bamboo steamer. arrange the mushroom slices and ginger shreds on top of the chicken and sprinkle with salt, pepper and sesame oil.
• 4 4. place the dish on the rack inside a hote steamer or on a rack in the wok filled with hot water and steam over a high heat for 20 minutes.
• 5 5. serve hot, garnished with fresh cilantro leaves.