Thursday, January 24, 2008

Steamed Chicken with Mushrooms


This is a simple, fragrant, and delicious dish that I have loved since childhood.  When I was away for college, my mom would say she's making this dish every time she wanted me to come back home for dinner (what can I say - I only lived 20 minutes away then).  The temptation usually worked, and still does (what can I say - I still only live 20 minutes away).

Enjoy this with steamed white rice, the juices of the dish go perfectly with it.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Chinese (shitake) mushrooms, soaked for 4 hours in water and cut into slivers.
2 cups chicken drummettes and wings, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
salt
MSG (for you knuckleheads out there who are anti-MSG, mama says substitute with granulated chicken bullion...which is kinda funny cuz I think the kind she uses contains MSG...)

Instructions: 
1.  Combine chicken, mushrooms, and garlic on a plate.
2.  Sprinkle salt and MSG over the dish and mix.
3.  Steam for eight minutes. If steaming in a pan or wok, make sure the water is boiling first.

Here's what the dish looks like before steaming:






1 comment:

bao gao said...

Let me peep some of that MSG!