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Chinese steamed chicken with ginger and green onion.

I have made this steamed chicken recipe several times this summer. Steaming is a really popular cooking method in every Chinese kitchen. Steamed dishes are simple, quick and always tender in texture. For poached version, please check white cut chicken.

steamed chicken recipe

This is ginger and green onion steamed chicken with my own tested dipping sauce. People in Guangdong and Guangxi province love to serve this chicken directly since the steamed chicken keeps the natural taste of a high quality chicken. During my high school time, I love to dip to some chili powder directly. You decide your way.

steamed chicken recipe

Preparation:

Spread the marinating sauce evenly on the cleaned chicken—every place. Put ginger and green onion shreds on top and marinating at least for 30 minutes. If you are not in hurry, I would suggest preparing the chicken in the morning and making this as lunch or dinner.

steamed chicken recipe

steamed chicken recipe

Steaming tips:

When cooking steamed rice with electric cooker, I always love to steam some fresh vegetable or meat with the inside steamer. This method is  highly recommend  to simply the process and save energy.

steamed chicken recipe

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Chinese Steamed Chicken Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Easy and healthy Chinese steamed chicken recipe with a savory dipping sauce.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chicken, steamed
Servings: 2
Calories: 445 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • Half of a whole chicken , around 1 and 1/2 pound
  • 1 tbsp. ginger shreds
  • 1 tbsp. green onion shreds , white part
Marinating sauce
  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. Chinese cooking wine
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
Dip sauce
  • 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp. water
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp. chopped green onions
  • 1 tbsp. sesame oil
Instructions
  1. Clean the chicken and then spread the marinating sauce evenly on both sides.
  2. Lay ginger shreds and green onion shreds over to marinate at least 30 minutes. Then place in your steamer. I am using the steamer of my electric rice cooker. If you are using a steamer with wok or pot, steam with high fire around 20 to 30 minutes until soft (or you can easily insert a chop sticker in). Transfer out and cut into chunks of your favorite size. Decorate with green onions.
Dipping sauce
  1. In a sauce pan, heat up 1 tablespoon sesame oil and stir fry chopped garlic and green onion until aroma. And then add oyster sauce, light soy sauce and water. Mix well and bring all the content to a boiling. Transfer to dipping bowl and cool down a little bit.
  2. Serve steamed chicken with dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Chinese Steamed Chicken Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 445 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 122mg 41%
Sodium 1624mg 68%
Potassium 379mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 32g 64%
Vitamin A 7.5%
Vitamin C 7.5%
Calcium 2.9%
Iron 11.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

steamed chicken recipe

steamed chicken recipe

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  1. Wow this steamed chicken definitely takes me back to my childhood.. my Chinese grandfather would always make something similar for me. Thanks for reminding me how delicious Chinese chicken is, definitely need to recreate the recipe asap!

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  2. I have really been into chicken But when I saw this recipe for steamed chicken. I thought give it ago. What can I say but yummy yummy and a big thank you. Regards Peter

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  6. In your photos why does your “steamed chicken” have browned crispy looking skin??? you’ve got a special steamer for sure haha

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    • Hi Scott,

      I have not found that out previously. I just steamed the chicken along with rice in my rice cooker. May be the color is from the soy sauce.

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    • Hi Joanna,
      For this recipe, cooking wine is quite necessary. But if you do not want to bother buying one bottle, try dry sherry.

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  9. My husband is northern chinese and he and his family are FUSSY when it comes to foreigners (me) cooking chinese food. I made this and Bam! Instant respect ? thanks alot, I will make this recipe forever now

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  10. I’ve tried your recipe, really simple but very good. I’ve manage to get the juicy chicken. But what I don’t understand is why in your picture the steamed chicken is kinda yellowish on the skin whole mine is really plain white. Did you add something aside from the marinade recipe you wrote? Also I marinade the chicken 30 minutes but it came out not salty enough. Should I add more time to marinade it?

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    • Hi Zelig,
      I believe the color is bought by the soy sauce. If you want a dark color, you can use dark soy sauce. Besides, if you want to have a stronger taste, you can poke some small holes before marinating and lengthen the marinating time. It tastes fine for me when served with the dip.

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  11. Steamed chicken is so great, one of my favourites, but you will need a very good chicken because all the bad stuff comes out instead of being covered up by frying or such.

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  12. Dear Ms Elaine

    Need your advice on the steaming. I usually steam using a small metal bowl and put on a wok and cover it up. After 30 minutes I tend to get the metal bowl is filled with steamed water and the chicken is submerged in it. I may lose all the flavor of marination , diluted in the bowl and I have to discard the juice and the fluid away. Is there any method that I could do to prevent it? Similar to steaming fish with ginger and scallion, the steamed water fills my fish bowl. Please advice. Thanks Regards Siva

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    • Hi Siva,
      I believe the problem is your wok and the lid. For example I am using rice cooker steamer or metal steamer, the lids for those equipments can drainage the vapour to the edges and keep the dish almost dry. Besides, you still need to wait for several minutes before opening the lid, allowing the vapour dropping down.

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  17. Hi Elaine!

    This has become a recipe our family enjoys very regularly. We love it! Thank you for your recipes which are so delicious … your photos are amazing, which makes them a delight to cook! With the dipping sauce, I add a bit of lime juice …. we find it just adds another level of flavour.

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    • Use lime juice is a smart idea and turn the dish slightly different. I will try it next time. Thanks for letting me know. Happy cooking!

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  20. Hi there.
    Am a muslim. Instead of chinese wine, what can i use to replace it?

    I loves this chinese style steamed chicken and so thanks to you for this recipe.

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  21. OMG! I tried this recipe today, and just finished eating. It was really really really delicious. The dip sauce compliments the chicken really well.
    I am so glad I tried out this recipe.
    Thanks.

    p/s: instead of chinese cooking wine, I used apple cider vinegar, and boy it tasted damn good too.

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    • Hi,
      Thanks for your encouraging comment. This is my favorite way to cook organic young chicken. Happy cooking. Wish you love my other recipes too.

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    • Thanks so much ZA for such a lovely feedback. This one is definitely one of the best dishes for kids. Happy cooking!
      1!

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