Basic steamed chicken
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4-5 pound) chicken | |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh mushrooms |
| 5 | cups | Water |
| Salt | ||
Directions
1. Place chicken in a large heatproof bowl. Add mushrooms, whole, along with water.
2. Steam 2 hours. (See "How-to Section".) Add salt to taste. Serve as shown in "Basic Steamed Spring Chicken".
NOTE: A larger bird, steamed slowly 3 to 4 hours in 8 cups of water, makes a dish that's nutritious and easily digestible for expectant mothers, convalescents and small children.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .