Chinese Steamed Chicken
Juicy chicken steamed in a gingery savory sauce with green onions. A quick and easy Chinese steamed chicken ready in 25 minutes with simple ingredients! A delicious, healthy main dish for the whole family to enjoy!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 boneless chicken thighs (skin-on or skinless both work)
- 1 green onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger (thinly sliced )
- 2 tsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine (or dry sherry wine)
- 1/2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp black pepper ( or white pepper)
Instructions
- 1
Chop chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces or 1/4-inch thin strips.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine the braising sauce ingredients. Mix in the chicken pieces.
- 3
Pour chicken and the sauce into deep plate that is suitable for steaming. Set aside.
- 4
Fill a large wok or large pan halfway with water and place a wire rack into the center of it. If you have a bamboo steamer, you can use that instead. Cover and bring to a boil.
- 5
Once it reaches boiling point, carefully lower the bowl of chicken onto the wire rack or into the steamer using oven mitts to avoid burning yourself.
- 6
Cover and steam chicken for 20-25 minutes on medium high heat until you reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F with a digital instant read thermometer or until juices run clear.
- 7
Remove the chicken from steamer with oven mitts and serve!