Steamed Chicken With Brandy ... and Greens
By: ping
Published: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 4:50am

Ingredients




INGREDIENTS (STEAMED CHICKEN)
2 skinned& boned whole chicken legs, cut bite-sized
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon cornflour
1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
2 tablespoons brandy/ DOM/ Chinese rice wine
2 tablespoons julienned ginger
chopped spring onions/ chives, for garnish
INGREDIENTS (BLANCHED CHINESE GREENS)
1 big bunch kale/ bok choy/ any chinese greens
salt
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 big pinch white pepper
1 big dash sesame oil
fried crispy shallots
fried crispy garlic nubs

Preparation

1 STEAMED CHICKEN 2 Marinade chicken pieces with the oyster sauce, cornflour, pepper and 1 tbs of brandy/wine for about 30 mins. 3 Then, toss in ginger and mix to combine. 4 Place in a deep dish (there will be some liquid) and into a prepared steamer, cover and steam over medium heat for about 20 - 25 mins. 5 Remove from steamer and add another tbs of brandy if desired and sprinkle with chopped spring onions / chives. 6 Serve hot with fluffy jasmine rice and your favorite greens. 7 BLANCHED GREENS 8 Wash greens and remove any hard inedible fibrous stems. 9 Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil. Toss in salt. 10 Blanch greens in small batches. Remove and drain. Reserve 2 - 3 tbs of boiling liquid. 11 Mix together oyster sauce, white pepper and sesame oil and the reserved liquid and stir to combine. 12 Drizzle over blanched greens. Garnish with fried crispy shallots and garlic nubs. 13 Serve with your favorite main course ... in this case, brandied chicken!

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