Steamed Black-bone Chicken with Medicated Cordyceps Flowers and Assorted Mushrooms
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First of all, let's review the materials. Friends in Toronto can buy chopped whole chickens in some small supermarkets or Chinese butchers.
2.
Add egg white, salt, sugar, rice wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and 4-6 tablespoons of Cordyceps flower water to the chicken, and stir well.
3.
Cut the soaked black fungus into thick strips, tear the yellow ears into small pieces, cut the mushrooms diagonally into slices, mix the cordyceps flower, red dates, Sichuan bow and Codonopsis pilosula into the chicken. Put it in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 30 minutes, the effect is better overnight.
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Put it in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 30 minutes, the effect is better overnight.
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Remove from the refrigerator, add cornstarch and sesame oil and stir well.
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Transfer all the ingredients to the steaming tray, spread the fungus on the bottom as much as possible, and spread the chicken sparsely on 1 layer. Steam on high heat for 8 minutes, sprinkle the soaked goji berries on the surface, and steam for another 2 minutes.
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Due to the high fire steaming, the surface after steaming will be a bit dry, so it is best to stir the ingredients before serving to make the top and bottom taste more even.
Tips:
1. Yellow ears are a kind of mid-range fungus that has become more popular in recent years. Its usage is similar to that of snow ear mushrooms, except that it has more layers and is a bit like roasted bran. It is a good auxiliary material for syrup or braised meat.
2. It doesn't matter if you add more water when marinating. Firstly, yellow ears are very absorbent ingredients, secondly, they are a bit juicy and more flavorful in the end.
3. If there are lotus leaves on the bottom, the steaming effect will be better.
4. Please adjust the ratio of medicinal materials according to your actual situation/doctor's suggestion.