Chin-Hua Chicken Recipe
Steamed Dishes Recipes

Ingredients:

1
3
2 pieces
9 oz
1/2 lb
1
2 tbsp
1 1/2 salt
1 1/2 tsp
2 tbsp
1/2 cup
1 tsp
1 tbsp

chicken (about 3 lbs)
scallions
ginger
broccoli (kale)
Chinese ham (pure lean)
red pepper
wine
salt
MSG
sugar
soup stock
cornstarch
oil

Directions:

1. Rub chicken well with 2 pieces scallion, 2 pieces ginger, 1 tbsp wine, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp MSG soak about 1 hour. Set scallions and ginger into chicken, steam 20 minutes. Remove and let it cool.

2. Steam the Chinese ham marinated with a piece scallion, 1 tbsp wine and 2 tbsp sugar for 20 minutes. Remove and let it cool.

3. Discard broccoli leaves, blanch the stems then stir-fry for 1 minute, with 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp MSG and 1 tbsp oil remove.

Methods:

1. Remove chicken bones, slice chicken meat into 24 slices (each about 2 3/8 inches long and 3/4 inch wide).

2. Slice the Chinese ham into 24 slices (the same size as chicken slices).

3. Put one ham slice between every two pieces of chicken slices, arrange in rows as illustrated.

4. Arrange the head, the tail, the wings and the feet of chicken (which had been removed) as the original figure.

5. Put the red pepper in the mouth, garnish with broccoli.

6. Boil 1/2 cup soup stock, add 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp MSG, 1 tsp cornstarch paste, and 1 tbsp oil, mix well, then pour over chicken and ham on the plate and serve.

Notes:

1. Cut chicken neatly to keep it beautiful.

2. Add ginger, scallions and wine (sherry) to cover the strong smell.

3. This dish is mostly meat, high in protein. Broccoli has the function of neutralizing the acid of meat to balance acid and alkaline.

4. "Chin-Hua" is a city of China, it is famous for producing the best hams in China.