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    Steamed Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

    Last Modified: June 22, 2022 by Elaine| 45 Comments

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    Easy and aromatic garlicky steamed chicken with black bean sauce. This is super easy and friendly to make in summer. So need to stand in front of hot fire and you get well flavored and tender chicken dish made within 15 minutes.

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    Chicken is easy to prepare and cook. There are a large group of chicken recipes on the blog. Chicken can be fried and toasted with salt and pepper, or fry with lots of aromatics. Older hen can be used in soups with mushrooms or bamboo shoots. Although quite common and simple, chicken meat can be easily overcooked especially in stir-frying recipes. Steaming is the friendliest to beginners since the temperature of the vapour is quite stable. I introduced very simple steamed chicken with scallion and ginger to keep the original taste of the chicken, matched with a dipping sauce. This one the chicken is coated with a heavier seasonings and sauce.  With the protection of the starch, the chicken cubes can be super tender but full of flavor.

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    Cook’s Note

    1. Marinating chicken is the key step for a good flavor result.
    2. Pour hot oil over garlic and fermented black bean can motivate the aroma.
    3. Adding your favorite vegetable at the bottom have two purposes. The first one is to support the chicken and make sure they are evenly cooked. And the second is to absorb the juicy of the chicken.
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    Instructions

    Cut chicken meat into small pieces and then marinating with all the marinating ingredients namely light soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, oyster sauce, Chinese cooking oil, spring onion and ginger slices. Mix well and set aside for 30 minutes. Then discard the spring onion sections and ginger slices. Add cornstarch in and mix well.

    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com

    Finely chop garlic and then roughly cut fermented black beans. Place the mushrooms at the bottom, and then top with chicken. Spread the garlic and fermented black beans evenly over the chicken. Heat around 2 tablespoons of cooking oil until smoky and pour evenly over the garlic. Mix well.

    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com
    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com

    Place mushroom and wood ear in bottom and then spread the chicken meat. Steam with high fire for 15 minutes.

    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com
    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com

    Transfer out, sprinkle some extra light soy sauce and sesame oil to create some naughty flavors. Serve with steamed rice.

    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com

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    steamed chicken with black bean sauce|chinasichuanfood.com

    Steamed Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

    Easy steamed chicken with black bean sauce
    5 from 14 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Marinating time 30 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Cantonese cuisine
    Servings 2
    Calories 435 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 chicken drumsticks , remove the bones and cut into small pieces

    Marinating Ingredients

    • 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
    • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
    • ½ tbsp. oyster sauce , optional
    • ¼ tsp. sugar
    • ¼ tsp. white pepper powder
    • 2 spring onions
    • 5 slices of ginger

    Others

    • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
    • 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
    • 1 tbsp. fermented black beans
    • 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil , heat until smoky
    • wood ear mushrooms as needed
    • other mushroom

    Instructions
     

    • Cut chicken meat into small pieces and then marinating with all the marinating ingredients namely light soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, oyster sauce, Chinese cooking oil, spring onion and ginger slices. Mix well and set aside for 30 minutes.
    • Then discard the spring onion sections and ginger slices. Add cornstarch in and mix well.
    • Finely chop garlic and then roughly cut fermented black beans. Place the mushrooms at the bottom, and then top with chicken. Spread the garlic and fermented black beans evenly over the chicken. Heat around 2 tablespoons of cooking oil until smoky and pour evenly over the garlic. Mix well.
    • Steam with high fire for 15 minutes.
    • Transfer out, sprinkle some extra light soy sauce and sesame oil to create some naughty flavors. Serve with steamed rice.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 30gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 971mgPotassium: 395mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 4.1mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1.4mg
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    Comments

    1. Sammy

      October 04, 2022 at 1:22 am

      5 stars
      Hi Elaine, what kind/brand of steamer do you recommend?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 04, 2022 at 7:33 am

        A bamboo steamer is always the best but has a short service time, I think an electric steamer can be my first choice for steaming dishes. Happy cooking, Sammy. Thanks for stopping by.

        Reply
    2. Iryna

      October 06, 2022 at 5:29 am

      5 stars
      Although I cook a lot of Chinese dishes, this was the first time I've made a steamed dish. My setup was a large regular pot with 2 stacked Instant Pot steaming racks and a pyrex dish on top. Despite the seeming simplicity, the dish is very flavorful and delicious. Oh and easy to make. Definitely a keeper. Thanks very much Elaine! I'll be looking for more steamed recipes.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 06, 2022 at 7:55 am

        Thanks, Iryna! It is really nic to hear from you with such great feedback. Simple dishes can be quite good! Happy cooking.

        Reply
    3. Angie

      November 25, 2022 at 3:13 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this a few times. I absolutely love it. But why do we need to remove the spring onion and ginger? Also I cook mine in my rice cooker. While rice is cooking underneath, the chicken is cooking on top in a casserole that fits in the steamer.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        January 05, 2023 at 10:29 am

        Angie,
        You can also keep them. I remove them just because I want the dish to be cleaner.

        Reply
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