Cantonese Steamed Chicken

Name: Cantonese Steamed Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.5kg whole chicken; 2 tbsp salt for rubbing; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 6 spring onions; 4 cm piece ginger, finely julienned; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar

A whole Cantonese-style poached chicken, served with a fragrant ginger-scallion oil and a soy dipping sauce on the side.

Total time

75 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

65 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Chinese

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole chicken

2 tbspsalt for rubbing

3 tbspvegetable oil

6spring onions

4 cm pieceginger, finely julienned

3 tbspsoy sauce

1 tspsugar

Instructions

Rub chicken inside and out with salt.

Submerge in a pot of just-boiling water (enough to cover).

Cover and turn off heat. Steep 1 hour (the residual heat cooks it perfectly).

Test at thigh — juices should run clear.

Heat oil until smoking. Pour over ginger and spring onion.

Mix soy and sugar for dipping.

Chop chicken Chinese-style.

Serve with ginger-scallion oil and soy.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

918

Protein

102.7g

Fat

51.6g

Carbs

4.3g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

932mg

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