Recipe for Steamed Chicken

This dish has become one of our family's favourite chicken dishes, because it's tasty, healthy and (for me) so easy to cook.

Lulu's Steamed Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken 1.5kg+-, neck and feet trimmed off (you can keep the bishop's nose if you want)

1/2 tsp salt

1 clove garlic, smashed

1 small piece of ginger, smashed

1/4 cup shaoxing 绍兴 or huadiao 花雕 wine

Method:

Get the steamer going on medium heat (ensure it's big enough to contain the whole chicken plus it's plate)

Rub the cleaned chicken with salt all over, inside and outside. Place the garlic and ginger in the cavity and place the chicken in a deep, heatproof dish.

Pour the wine over the chicken and place the whole dish in the steamer.

Set the timer for 30min.

After 30 min, remove chicken and plate from steamer and let cool on table for at least 15min before carving.

Leftovers are perfect for overnight bentos, as long as they are uncontaminated by saliva.