Steamed Chicken with Fungus

Steamed Chicken with Fungus

Overview

Cantonese people love to eat chicken. Combining various ingredients with steamed chicken demonstrates various therapeutic effects. This steamed chicken with fungus is light, fresh and sweet. Astragalus replenishes qi and strengthens the spleen, red dates nourish blood and nourish the skin, wolfberry quenches thirst, and fungus clears the stomach and intestines. These are steamed together with chicken to nourish qi, strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, detoxify and nourish the skin. Even the mother-in-law in the north said that the chicken steamed like this is delicious, the steps are simple, the taste is light, and the therapeutic and health effects cannot be underestimated.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Cut the fresh chicken into small pieces, soak the fungus, and soak the astragalus, red dates and wolfberry in water.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 1
  2. Core and cut the red dates, and set aside ginger shreds.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 2
  3. Put the fungus, red dates, astragalus, wolfberry and shredded ginger into a large bowl, add cornstarch, light soy sauce, salt, sugar, a little oil, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 3
  4. After marinating, take a flat plate and put the fungus on the bottom. Place the chicken and other ingredients in turn, put it on the steamer, bring to a boil over high heat and steam for 15 minutes.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 4
  5. Finished product picture. A hint of sweetness from red dates and the aroma of chicken.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 5
  6. Finished product picture.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 6
  7. Finished product picture.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 7
  8. Finished product picture.

    Steamed Chicken with Fungus step 8