Steamed chicken and bean curd
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Chicken meat, minced |
| 2 | cups | Bean curd, mashed |
| 3 | Egg whites | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ginger juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Gin |
| 1 | tablespoon | Peanut oil |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Five-spice powder |
| 1 | pinch | Sugar |
| 1 | large | Carrot |
| ½ | cup | Stock |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sesame oil |
| Cornstarch paste | ||
| 3 | larges | Cabbage or lettuce leaves |
Directions
This dish looks good, tastes good and is simple to prepare. It is one of a family of pudding-like dishes.
Preparation: All mixing can be done in food processor. Or, use cleaver to finely mince chicken and mash bean curd. In bowl, combine egg whites, oil, ginger juice, gin, salt, five-spice powder and sugar; stir to breakdown egg and blend. Add chicken and bean curd; mix thoroughly. Dip cabbage leaves in boiling water to make limp. Wash and peel carrot; slice thinly on bias.
Steaming: Place limp leaves in shallow bowl. Arrange carrots on leaves in decorative pattern. Pack chicken/bean curd mixture tightly in bowl to fill it. Steam for about 40 minutes at medium boil. Steaming will make mixture very smooth and firm (avoid over-steaming, which causes bean curd to become dry and hard). When ready to serve, turn out on serving platter; gently remove leaves; cover with glaze.
Glaze: Heat stock in saucepan; when hot, add cornstarch paste to thicken.
When ready to use, reheat and add sesame oil; pour over dish.
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