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Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken
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Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

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273 Min
Mencabar

Ingredients

8 servings

This dish has been optimized for 8 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:

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recipe ingredient
1  kg
Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken
8 
Red Dates (紅棗)
2 
Black Dates (黑棗)
20  g
Wolfberries / Goji Berries (枸杞)
8  keping
Dang Gui (當歸)
30  g
Dang Sheng (党参)
30  g
Huai Shan (淮山)
30  g
Dried Longan Meat (元肉/龍眼幹)
30  g
Yu Zhu (玉竹)
1  tbsp
Light Soy Sauce
1  tbsp
MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock
1  tsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
150  ml
Water
2  tsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
1  tsp
Cornstarch

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Nutrition Value

Carbohydrates
19.75 g
Energy
347.43 kcal
Fats
16.16 g
Protein
31.75 g
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Instruction

273 Minutes
  • Step1

    10 Min
    Firstly, gut and clean the chicken but make sure to leave the skin on it.
  • Step2

    10 Min
    Next, proceed to marinate the chicken with light soy sauce, MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock and a teaspoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™.
  • Step3

    60 Min
    When the chicken is thoroughly coated, leave it overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Step4

    1 Min
    The next day, when the chicken is well marinated, it’s time to add the herbs with the chicken.
  • Step5

    5 Min
    Cut a large sheet of aluminium foil (big enough to wrap the chicken in) and lay it over a large plate. Toss the huai shan over the foil and then place the chicken over it.
  • Step6

    3 Min
    Next, add the red dates, black dates, wolfberries/goji berries, dang gui, dang sheng, dried longan meat and yu zhu (玉竹) over the chicken.
  • Step7

    2 Min
    Leave the chicken aside and head on to prepare the broth. To prepare the broth, in a bowl, add in the MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, corn starch and water. Mix all the ingredients together.
  • Step8

    1 Min
    When the broth is ready, pour it all over the chicken.
  • Step9

    180 Min
    Then, it’s time to wrap the aluminium foil tightly around the chicken. Place the chicken in a steamer and let it steam away on high heat for about 3 to 3½ hours or until the chicken turns tender.
  • Step10

    1 Min
    Full of great flavours, here’s a great dish to be whipped up for the reunion dinner along with some stir-fried vegetables or even noodles.
Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step1 of 10

: Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken

Firstly, gut and clean the chicken but make sure to leave the skin on it.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step2 of 10

: Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken, Light Soy Sauce, MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock, MAGGI® CukupRasa™

Next, proceed to marinate the chicken with light soy sauce, MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock and a teaspoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step3 of 10

When the chicken is thoroughly coated, leave it overnight in the refrigerator.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step4 of 10

The next day, when the chicken is well marinated, it’s time to add the herbs with the chicken.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step5 of 10

: Huai Shan (淮山), Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken

Cut a large sheet of aluminium foil (big enough to wrap the chicken in) and lay it over a large plate. Toss the huai shan over the foil and then place the chicken over it.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step6 of 10

: Red Dates, Red Dates, Wolfberries, Yuk Chok, Yuk Chok, Dang Gui (當歸), Dried Longan Meat (元肉/龍眼幹)

Next, add the red dates, black dates, wolfberries/goji berries, dang gui, dang sheng, dried longan meat and yu zhu (玉竹) over the chicken.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step7 of 10

: Air, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, Corn Flour, MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock

Leave the chicken aside and head on to prepare the broth. To prepare the broth, in a bowl, add in the MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, corn starch and water. Mix all the ingredients together.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step8 of 10

When the broth is ready, pour it all over the chicken.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step9 of 10

Then, it’s time to wrap the aluminium foil tightly around the chicken. Place the chicken in a steamer and let it steam away on high heat for about 3 to 3½ hours or until the chicken turns tender.

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Step10 of 10

Full of great flavours, here’s a great dish to be whipped up for the reunion dinner along with some stir-fried vegetables or even noodles.

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