Pizza-style steamed chicken

When I saw BuddingCook soy sauce chicken drumsticks, I thought cooking chicken can be that easy. So, this time, I am going to minus the frying oil found in all my other chicken recipes, and just do pure steaming.

Steamed chicken with mushrooms and ginger (serves 4)

Ingredients:
-1lb chicken ( I use ~1/2lb thigh, cut into bite-size + 6 mid-joint chicken wings)
-6-8 fresh shitkae mushrooms, wipe with damp cloth, stalks removed, caps julienned
-2 pieces ginger, cut into fine shreds
-3 stalk scallions/spring onions, jullienned on the bias into strips
-1tsp crushed ginger

Marinade:
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1tsp cornflour
1-2tsp sesame oil

Method:
1.Marinate chicken for 30 mins
2.Sprinkle mushrooms, ginger, scallions on bottom of plate (1st layer). Place on medium plate large enough to go into steamer. Start letting those "pizza creation"ideas fill you...plate like how you would prepare and top a pizza...(just that no cheese, no tomatoes, no olives - they are replaced by mushrooms, scallions and ginger)
3.Place chicken on top of 1st layer
4.Sprinkle remaining mushrooms, ginger, scallions on top of chicken (Does it look like a pizza?)
5.Boil water in steamer. When water is at a boil, add chicken and steam of 20-25mins
6. When done, serve hot with steamed rice - oh...it smell so good that I had to scoop that portion out to eat with rice quick! (Note:Any oil globules you see here is just the oil/fats from the chicken & that of sesame oil)

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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/30/07, 5:07 PM

    You like mushrooms ya? I only have dried shitake mushrooms as I only use a bit at a time. The dried ones have a very strong smell - I need to soak in warm water to get rid of the smell. I may want to try your steamed chicken without the mushrooms. I think it will be good too!

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  2. BuddingCook1/30/07, 6:59 PM

    this is pretty! :) you sure know how to plate a dish. ehheh my hubby hates shitake. :( i like it though but maybe i'll try regular mushrooms.

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  3. tigerfish1/30/07, 7:26 PM

    Simcooks, I usually buy fresh shitake (no dried ones in my pantry). But I do agree the dried ones have a stronger smell. For fresh ones, have to wipe with damp paper towels (I do it while I watch TV ! Uh-oh!). I like mushrooms arh ? Just ok. I just find that mushrooms(eg. fresh shitake) tend to add a "woody", "earthy" flavor to most of the dishes.

    Buddingcook, regular mushrooms are -white, crimini or button ?
    Like what Simcooks suggested, even if you do without mushrooms shd be ok too! Put lots of ginger, it will make your dish! :D

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  4. Anonymous1/30/07, 8:32 PM

    I think a dash of chinese wine will do wonders ;)

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  5. koeiru1/30/07, 10:37 PM

    & chilli sauce.

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  6. Rasa Malaysia1/30/07, 10:46 PM

    Tiga, aiya, where is your kiam hu ikan masin...taruh them on top of the chicken, so shiokadroolicious.

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  7. Shilpa1/31/07, 1:25 AM

    For a moment I thought the ginger was "kiam chye" (salted veg)! :) heh heh, where's the crust?

    BTW, yesterday I posted a comment on your blog and Melting Wok's, but funny leh, I think they didn't get saved.. cheh!

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  8. Keropokman1/31/07, 5:39 AM

    so healthy! just the food for me! I have been eating too much unhealthy stuff these few weeks. CNY coming, oh no!!! more feasting!

    I love the last picture. the gravy... i love to just slurp it all up!

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  9. Anonymous1/31/07, 9:16 AM

    Hochiak, I did shaoxing on my other chicken dishes b4, so I thought I'll skip this one. But it sounds surely good, then I can Drunken Steamed Chicken! Yummy yummy!

    Koeiru, yes, chilli sauce by the side. Those garlic chilli sauce (SinSin-the traditional brand) that is spicy. Dun really like sweet chilli sauce...I mean...what is that ? :p

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  10. Anonymous1/31/07, 9:17 AM

    RM, the "fish" in tigerfish not yet salted and basked under the sun leh...no sun...must wait till summer then can add the kiam hu! LOL! Buahahahahahahha!

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  11. Anonymous1/31/07, 9:22 AM

    Shilpa, crust is too hard (the plate loh!). U must be careful with blogger when posting comments. Usually, it takes me 2-3 attempts to post comments on blogger in the same post. The visual verification thingy seems to think we are all "not humans" and keep prompting so many times ! ;o

    Keropok Man, you can keep the healthy food after CNY lah! CNY sure must feast wan, if not then not CNY leow;p
    Oh yes, the gravy is sooo...good! Has a hint from the marinade juices, plus the zesty ginger...sooo good!

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  12. eastcoastlife1/31/07, 11:02 PM

    wah! almost every day one dish, you si bei a sai (很有本事) and very engg (空闲).

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  13. tigerfish2/1/07, 10:22 AM

    eastcoastlife, every day one dish I will die of exhaustion from cooking, man! 没办法 , eating out is TOO EXPENSIVE! 会破产!

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