How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good chicken
- Choose chicken that has a pinkish-red color, with no foul or strange odor.
- The chicken skin should not have any bruises or dark spots. Do not choose chickens that are dark and dull as they are likely to have died before slaughtering.
- Press on the thighs or breast to check for water injection. If the chicken meat is mushy, slippery, or deformed, do not buy it.
- For good local chicken, choose those with a light yellow color, thin and smooth skin, high elasticity, with dark yellow areas in some spots like the breast, wings, back, small and firm body, and narrow breast.
- For frozen chicken, check the origin and expiration date to ensure safety.
How to choose good mustard greens
- Choose stalks of mustard greens that have a beautiful green color, not wilted, eaten by pests, or bruised.
- Do not choose mustard greens that have flowered, as they are old and will taste very bitter and strong.
- The best mustard greens are from September to April. During this period, the greens will be very young, with green, thin leaves and thick stalks.
Tools needed
How to prepare Steamed Chicken with Mustard Greens
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Prepare and boil the chicken
Buy pre-prepared chicken from the market and soak it in diluted salt water for 5 minutes. Then rinse the chicken several times with cold water.
Put a pot of cold water on the stove and then add the chicken. Add peeled onions and green onions and boil for 30 – 35 minutes.
Tip: Boil the chicken in cold water to prevent it from turning red.
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Prepare the vegetables
Wash the mustard greens thoroughly to remove dirt and sand, discard any spoiled parts, and cut the stems. Peel the carrots, and rinse them several times with cold water.
To cut the carrot into flower shapes, cut the carrot into small pieces and mark 5 points to cut into a regular pentagonal cylinder. Then, from the top of the pentagon, curve the knife in a C-shape down to the core of the carrot piece, trim any excess, and cut it into bite-sized pieces to create carrot flower shapes.
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Boil the vegetables and shred the chicken
Once the chicken is cooked, take it out and let it cool slightly, then shred the meat into thin, bite-sized pieces.
Add the mustard greens and carrots to the pot of boiling chicken water for a quick blanch. After that, remove the greens and carrots and place them into a bowl of ice water prepared in advance to keep the greens bright green and crispy.
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Marinate the chicken and prepare the steaming bowl
Add to the shredded chicken 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, and mix well.
Prepare a large bowl for steaming the chicken. Lay the bok choy stems crisscross at the bottom of the bowl and then add half of the marinated chicken into the bowl.
Then use your hands to press the meat down. Cover with another layer of bok choy on top, then add the remaining meat into the bowl.
Finally, cover the top with a layer of bok choy and arrange carrots on top.
Tip: You can adjust the seasoning to suit your taste!
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Steamed Chicken
Prepare a steamer, when the water boils, put the chicken in to steam for 10 minutes.
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic. When the garlic turns golden, add 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 6 tablespoons of chicken broth, mix well and boil for 2 – 3 minutes until the mixture thickens.
When the chicken has steamed for 10 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce and continue to steam for another 5 minutes, then take the chicken out to complete the dish.
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Final Product
The steamed chicken dish has a fragrant aroma and beautiful colors. The chicken meat is tender, sweet, and well-seasoned. The mustard greens and carrots are crisp. When eating, you can dip it in a bowl of salt and lemon pepper to stimulate your taste buds immensely!
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