Herbal Emperor Chicken
2 hr 4 SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Whole Sadia Chicken
- 500ml Water
- Salt to taste
Herbs for Dish
- 24g Huai Shan 淮山 (Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae)
- 18g Dang Shen 党参 (Codonopsis Pilosulae)
- 16g Yu Zhu 玉竹 (Solomon's Seal Rhizome)
- 22g Long Yan Gan 龙眼干 (Dried Longan)
- 10g Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Wolfberries)
- 6 Hong Zao 红枣 (Red Dates)
- 3g Chuan Gong 川芎 (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome)
- 5g Tang Gui 当归 (Angelica Sinensis)
- 15g BeiQi 北芪 (Astragalus Membranaceus)
METHOD
- Steam the herbs with 500ml water for 5 minutes.
- Place chicken over an aluminium foil.
- Stuff half of the herbs in chicken and place the rest around the chicken.
- Pour the water used to steam the herbs inside foil with the chicken.
- Wrap the foil up into bundle
- Steam chicken for 2 hours.
- Add salt to taste, then serve.