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Steam chicken with Black bean sauce ~ 豆鼓蒸鸡

 

This is a very easy dish to prepare and it's tasty and delicious to go with plain white rice.  It's somewhat like how we steamed black bean sauce with pork ribs, just that this time it's with chicken.  The chicken does taste good, tender and flavourful.



Ingredients

  • 250 gm whole leg of chicken, cut into bite size
  • 1/2 Tbsp black bean sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • a small knob of ginger, chopped
  • a pinch of sugar
  • a dash of pepper
Method
  1. Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces.
  2. Marinate with all the sauces, mix well till fully incorporated.  Leave to season for about 2 hours.
  3. Boil some water in a steamer, place the chicken to steam for about 15 mins.
  4. Check to see whether chicken is cooked through.  Remove from steamer and garnish with some spring onions.
  5. Serve with plain white hot rice. 

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