steamed chicken with mushrooms, and lily flowers
The dried lily flowers have a delicate sweet and slightly tart taste. Can find them in Asian markets or online. This is an old style Cantonese dish with amazing silky chicken.
yield
2 -4
prep time
12 Hr
cook time
10 Min
method
Steam
Ingredients For steamed chicken with mushrooms, and lily flowers
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1/3 cdried wood ear mushrooms
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1/4 cdried lily flowers
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10dried shiitake mushrooms
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3 lgchicken thighs boneless and skinless cut into chunks
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1/4 cwater
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1/4 tspsesame oil
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1 tspmirin
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1 Tbspoyster sauce
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1/2 tspsugar
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspeach white pepper and grated ginger
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1green onions thinly sliced white and green parts separated
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1 Tbspcornstarch
How To Make steamed chicken with mushrooms, and lily flowers
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1In three separate bowls place the dried wood ear mushrooms, dried lily flowers, and dried shiitake mushrooms. Add water and let soak for 2 hours. Make sure they stay submerged to reconstitute.
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2Drain all three and squeeze all excess water out of them. Slice the Shittake mushrooms.
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3Mix the lily flowers and mushrooms with all remaining ingredients except cornstarch and green parts of the green onions. Cover and let marinate overnight.
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4Before cooking bring up to room temp. There should be no liquid left in the mixture. Add the cornstarch and mix well. Place a thin piece of cheesecloth in bottom of bamboo steamer. Place the steamer over boiling water and cover. Let steam for 10 minutes then turn off heat and let sit another 3 minutes.
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5Garnish with the green parts of the green onions and serve over rice or rice noodles
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