Steamed Chicken with Mushrooms and Dried Lily Flowers
Steamed Chicken with Mushrooms and Dried Lily Flowers so simple - you'll only need to use ONE DISH! Just mix, steam and enjoy juicy chicken.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Rehydrating Time20 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Cantonese, Chinese
Servings: 6
Calories: 277kcal
- 600 g / 1.3 lb chicken thigh
- 20 g / 0.04 lb rehydrated shiitake mushrooms (sliced into 5mm/0.2" slices)
- 10 g / 0.02 rehydrated woodear mushrooms
- 7 g / 0.015 lb rehydrated lily flowers (hard tips cut off)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil (or 1 tsp if you like a stronger sesame flavor)
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp sugar (or to taste)
- 1 1/4 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
Mix all the ingredients together in a steam-safe dish, except for the flowers.
Lay the dried lily flowers on top.
Set up the steamer and place the dish in to steam for 25 minutes or until the chicken's just cooked. Note: Make sure the lid is on the whole time. When ready, serve hot as is!
- Keep the pieces uniform. When cutting the meat, try to make them a similar size so they can cook evenly in the same amount of time.
- Opt for a fattier cut. While breast meat is leaner, you'll get a juicer bite using thigh or wings.
- Use dehyrated rather than fresh mushrooms. Being dehydrated means the flavor becomes quite concentrated, so rehydrating them will make that potent umami shine.
- You can find all the ingredients in Asian supermarkets.
- We used chicken thigh, but you can use whichever cut you like. Dad has used wings in the past and this dish will also work well with breast.
- You can also lay slices of Chinese sausages on top to steam with everything.
- All the dehydrated ingredients need to be soaked in cool water for at least 20 minutes to soften.
Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 647mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg