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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Every time there are chicken dishes on the dining table, it’s hard for anyone to resist that deliciousness. Besides fried dishes and stews,… today, let’s cook with TasteVN to make a unique sticky rice chicken dish that is just as appealing!
Ingredients for Sticky Rice Chicken Serves 4
Local chicken 2.5 kg (1 chicken) Sticky rice wine 100 ml Straw mushrooms 100 gr Wood ear mushrooms 3 pieces Carrot 100 gr (1 piece) Spring onions 2 stalks Cilantro 2 stalks Ginger 100 gr Chili pepper 4 pieces Shallots 6 bulbs Garlic 3 cloves Fresh coconut water 200 ml Sesame oil 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ Sugar/ MSG)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- You should choose chickens that have shiny yellow skin, not dark in color, and there should not be any unusual purple bruises on the surface.
- In addition, fresh chicken will have a bright pink-red color, without bruises, and when pressed lightly, the meat should be soft with good elasticity but not mushy or slimy.
- Moreover, remember to pay attention to the size and weight of the chicken; they should not differ too much because if a small chicken has a large weight, it is a sign that the chicken has been water-injected.
How to choose fresh straw mushrooms
- Fresh straw mushrooms will have a uniform round shape, intact, moderate size, not too big or too small, still with buds and not fully opened.
- Additionally, fresh mushrooms will have a faint, characteristic fragrance; conversely, if there is a musty smell, you should absolutely not buy them as they have been stored for too long.
- Moreover, you should limit buying mushrooms that are too soft, bruised, and especially have an unusual smell because they may have been treated with chemicals for longer preservation.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- You should choose carrots that are of moderate size, not too large, with a long and slender shape, smooth skin, not too rough or showing unusual tiny spots on the surface.
- Additionally, fresh and delicious carrots have a bright, deep orange color, fresh green leaves, are not bruised or wilted, and especially are tightly attached to the body, not separating.
- Avoid buying carrots with overly bruised and wilted tops, slimy bodies, and leaking fluids, or even with dark spots; when pressed, they feel soft and mushy as these are carrots that have been stored for too long and should not be eaten.
- Moreover, you should limit buying carrots that feel light in your hand or are too large in size, as these are old carrots that have many fibers and especially have significantly reduced nutritional value.
How to choose crispy, delicious wood ear mushrooms
- Currently, there are 2 types of wood ear mushrooms widely sold everywhere: fresh and dried. However, dried wood ear mushrooms are used more by many people because they are easy to process and much safer for health.
- In addition, you should choose wood ear mushrooms that have large sizes, with few small mushrooms at the base, and observe that the mushrooms have a dark amber color and a slight shine.
- Furthermore, avoid buying wood ear mushrooms that are too dark, as most of them will become soft and lose their crunchiness when soaked in water.
How to choose fresh and delicious ginger
- Delicious fresh ginger has a shiny skin, feels heavy in hand, and has a firm texture.
- Additionally, you should choose ginger roots that are still whole, and when smelling, you can sense the characteristic aroma of ginger.
- Avoid purchasing ginger that shows signs of spoilage, such as being soft when held (some parts hard, some parts soft), and avoid ginger roots with too many small branches as these are older ginger roots that have a lot of fibers, making dishes less tasty.
How to Prepare Sticky Rice Wine Chicken
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Prepare the Ingredients
First, take the chicken you bought and rub some salt on the surface of the meat for 3 – 5 minutes. Then, rinse it several times with clean water, let it drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
For the shallots and garlic, peel them, then chop 2 shallots along with the garlic and 2 hot peppers finely.
How to Clean Chicken Meat Properly, Without Odor
- To clean the chicken feathers, you can blanch the chicken with boiling water along with guava leaves for 3 – 5 minutes. Then, use your hands to pluck the feathers strongly, and rinse it several times with clean water.
- Alternatively, you can also blanch the chicken with boiling water along with crushed papaya leaves for 3 – 5 minutes, and the chicken feathers will be easily removed.
- Additionally, using vinegar mixed with salt to rub on the surface of the meat for 3 – 5 minutes, then rinsing it several times with clean water will eliminate the odor immediately.
- Another common method is using lemon juice mixed with salt, and then perform the same procedure to remove the odor as mentioned above.
See details: How to Clean Chicken Meat Properly, Without Odor
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Marinate the chicken
Next, take a bowl and add the entire amount of chicken that has just been prepared along with the minced shallots, garlic, bird’s eye chili, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, mix well, and let the chicken absorb the flavors for 20 – 30 minutes.
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Prepare the side ingredients
Peel the ginger, rinse it briefly with water to clean it, and let it dry. Then, use a knife to cut it into diagonal pieces and crush them.
Next, take the carrot and use a peeler to peel it, rinse it clean, let it dry, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
At the same time, take a bowl and soak the wood ear mushrooms in water for 45 – 60 minutes. When the mushrooms are soft, drain the water, remove the stems, and cut them into pieces.
Then, for the straw mushrooms, remove any black parts on the surface, soak them in diluted salt water for 10 minutes, then rinse them with clean water and let them dry.
Finally, for the green onions and coriander, remove the roots, rinse them clean, let them dry, and cut them into pieces.
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Stir-fry chicken with ginger
Next, place a pan on the stove with 3 tablespoons of cooking oil over medium heat. When the oil starts to sizzle, add all the smashed ginger in.
When the ginger is fragrant, add in a marinated chicken, and use a chopsticks to stir-fry evenly for about 7 – 10 minutes, until the chicken meat is slightly tightened and turns yellow, then turn off the heat.
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Stew chicken with ingredients
Then, place a pot on the stove along with all the stir-fried chicken and 200ml of fresh coconut water, and stew for about 10 – 15 minutes over medium heat.
When the coconut water boils and the liquid starts to reduce, add 100ml of sticky rice wine, and stew for another 10 minutes.
Next, season with 1 teaspoon of MSG and 1 teaspoon of salt, and stir again to ensure the chicken absorbs the spices evenly.
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Completion
Then, continue to add 1 carrot cut into pieces, 3 shiitake mushrooms, and 4 peeled shallots, cooking over medium heat for about 7 – 10 minutes.
When all the ingredients are tender, season to taste, then add 100g of straw mushrooms, 2 green onions, 2 coriander sprigs, and 2 chili peppers, stir well for another 3 minutes and then turn off the heat.
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Finished Product
Chicken cooked with sticky rice wine is a unique dish that makes everyone in the family fall in love with it immediately.
From the very first moment, the subtle aroma spreading to every corner immediately attracts everyone to take a look.
Moreover, the chicken meat is firm and sweet, blending with fresh coconut water and sticky rice wine, elevating the deliciousness to a whole new level. Especially, there are carrots, wood ear mushrooms, and straw mushrooms that help reduce the greasiness, making it incredibly delicious!
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