Asian - style Family incoming

Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken

Name: Steamed 8 Treasures Herbal Chicken
Prep time: PM32.00T
Cook time: PM180.00T
Total time: PM273.00T
Cuisine: Local, Chinese - style, Asian - style
Ingredients: 1 Kilogram Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken; 8 Units Red Dates (紅棗); 2 Units Black Dates (黑棗); 20 Grams Wolfberries / Goji Berries (枸杞); 8 Pieces Dang Gui (當歸); 30 Grams Dang Sheng (党参); 30 Grams Huai Shan (淮山); 30 Grams Dried Longan Meat (元肉/龍眼幹); 30 Grams Yu Zhu (玉竹); 1 Tablespoon Light Soy Sauce; 1 Tablespoon MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock; 1 Teaspoon MAGGI® CukupRasa™; 150 Mililliters Water; 2 Teaspoons MAGGI® CukupRasa™; 1 Teaspoon Cornstarch

273Min

Challenging

A healthy and delicious chicken dish infused with 8 wondrous herbs.

Ingredients

8 servings

1 Kg

Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken

Red Dates (紅棗)

Black Dates (黑棗)

20 g

Wolfberries / Goji Berries (枸杞)

8 pcs

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

Energy

347.43 kcal

Carbohydrates

19.75 g

Protein

31.75 g

Fats

16.16 g

Information per serving

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.

Step1 of 10

: Medium-Size Free Range / Kampong Chicken

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

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™.

Step3 of 10

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

Step4 of 10

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

Step5 of 10

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

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 of 10

: Red Dates (紅棗), Black Dates (黑棗), Wolfberries / Goji Berries (枸杞), Dang Gui (當歸), Dang Sheng (党参), Dried Longan Meat (元肉/龍眼幹), Yu Zhu (玉竹)

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 of 10

: MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock, Water, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, Cornstarch

Step8 of 10

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