Steamed Chicken with Chinese Herbs 药材蒸鸡

Always prefer the taste of chinese herbs than western herbs

Ingredient

Main

2 fresh chicken legs

5 dang-sheng (党参)

2 slices dang-gui (当归)

10 red dates

1 tbsp wolfberries

10 pieces dried longan (圆肉)

5 slices young ginger

500ml water

Seasoning

1 tsp salt

1 tsp light soy sauce

1/2 tsp sesame oil

Dash of pepper

Method

1) Add main ingredients (except chicken legs) and seasoning into sauce pan and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

2) Arrange chicken legs in a deep plate, pour herbal soup from step (1) onto the chicken leg. 

3) Steam chicken together with the soup for another 30 minutes.