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Steamed Chicken With Soy-Ginger Sauce

Eliza Adam
4 servings
Beginner

Source: adapted from Martin Yan’s Chinatown Cooking

Total Steps

5

Ingredients

12

Tools Needed

2

Ingredients

  • 1 3- to 4-pound chicken, cut half
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup grated ginger
  • 3 green onions, trimmed and minced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 12 cup iceberg lettuce

Instructions

1

Step 1

Arrange the chicken <a href="/JXYLJGZ5">halves </a><a href="/8YHHJCST">skin </a>side up and side by side in a glass pie <a href="/ZJ3WDM5Q">plate. </a> <a href="/DYM522S6">Rub </a>the <a href="/8YHHJCST">skin </a>with the soy sauce. Let stand for 15 minutes.

2

Step 2

Prepare a steamer and <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>over high <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat. </a> Place the pie <a href="/ZJ3WDM5Q">plate </a>in the <a href="/WPFKW7GH">steaming </a>basket, cover, and <a href="/WPFKW7GH">steam </a>over high <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>until the chicken is no longer pink near the <a href="/HVQ6M73G">bone,</a> about 30 minutes.

3

Step 3

Meanwhile, make the sauce: <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">stir </a>the grated ginger, green onions, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, <a href="/5YGQYH5K">ground </a>ginger, <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt,</a> and pepper in a small heatproof bowl. <a href="/XZFHRHHF">Heat </a>the vegetable oil in a small <a href="/MYJ2HRB7">skillet </a>just until it begins to <a href="/QRT27MZS">smoke. </a> Carefully pour the hot oil into the ginger-soy mixture (the mixture may sizzle). <a href="/DRM2WPZ4">Stir </a>well and let stand until <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool.</a>

4

Step 4

Remove the <a href="/ZJ3WDM5Q">plate </a>of chicken from the steamer and let <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>slightly.

5

Step 5

Strip the meat from the <a href="/HVQ6M73G">bones </a>and <a href="/XZBDDD5G">cut </a>the meat into bite-sized pieces. Place on a <a href="/Y6MVNCHX">serving </a>platter with the lettuce cups alongside.

Tools & Equipment

Steamer
Skillet

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