Chinese minced chicken Bowl
A delicious and authentic noodles and dumplings recipe for Chinese minced chicken Bowl, prepared with traditional seasonings and techniques.
Ingredients
- • 8 (20 g) dried shiitake mushroom
- • 1 cup chicken broth
- • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- • 1 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
- • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- • 2 teaspoons sugar
- • 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
- • 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
- • 1/2 thumb ginger (, minced)
- • 2 cloves garlic (, minced)
- • 1 lb (450 g) minced chicken ((or minced pork or minced beef))
- • 2 teaspoons cornflour
- • 2 tablespoons water
- • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- • Steamed rice ((or noodles))
- • Sliced spring onions ((for garnish))
- • Fried eggs ((or marinated eggs))
- • Steamed vegetables
Preparation Steps
Add shiitake mushrooms to a medium-sized bowl and hot water to cover. Let rehydrate until tender throughout, 15 minutes or so. Drain and rinse with running tap water to remove any debris. Squeeze out excess water. Remove and discard the tough stem, and mince the mushrooms.
In a small bowl, combine chicken broth, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, sugar, five spice powder and salt. Mix well and set aside.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add ginger and garlic. Stir a few times until fragrant.
Add minced chicken. Spread out the chicken and let sear without moving for 2 minutes or so. Then stir and chop the minced meat into small pieces. Stir and cook until the chicken is cooked through.
Add minced shiitake mushrooms to the frying pan. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
Pour in the mixed sauce from step 1 and mix well. Simmer until the sauce is mostly absorbed, 5 minutes or so.
Mix the cornflour and water in a small bowl and stir to dissolve completely. Pour into the pan. Stir immediately to thicken the sauce.
Drizzle with sesame oil. Taste the chicken and adjust seasoning by adding a pinch of salt if needed.
Serve warm over steamed rice or noodles, with steamed vegetables and an egg, if using. Garnish with spring onions. Serve as a main dish.