Chinese Steam Chicken With Dried Jujube Fruits, Chinese Dried Wood ears & Chinese Dried Mushrooms (红枣黑木耳冬菇蒸鸡)

A simple but yet very traditional Chinese dish packed with flavour. Delicious to eat and a feast for your eyes as well. If you feel like a leaner cuisine or just don't feel like stir or pan frying anything, I would suggest that you give this dish a try.

I normally double my batch and freeze the other half and save it for my lazy days. I love preparing items I can freeze, that way you can swing it out whenever you have sudden guests or just don't feel like cooking. With the boys being such good eaters, I need to invest into a deep freezer for my garage soon. I love to have a stand up freezer as it seems more organized. Maybe one day .....

Chinese Steam Chicken With Dried Jujube Fruits, Chinese Dried Wood ears & Chinese Dried Mushrooms
(红枣黑木耳冬菇蒸鸡)

3 - 5 skinless & boneless chicken leg, rinsed, dried & cut into small bite sizes
4 - 5 dried wood ears (黑木耳), rinsed, soaked in warm water for 1 hour and cut into small strips
5 -6 dried jujube fruits/dried red dates (红枣), rinsed, soaked in warm water for 1 hour and cut into small strips
3 - 4 dried mushrooms (冬菇), rinsed, soaked in warm water for 2 hours or overnight and cut into thin strips
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon minced ginger/garlic mixture
1 tablespoon minced cilantro/green onion mixture
1/2 teaspoon black sesame oil
1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
salt & pepper to taste

Step 1:
Mix all the ingredients well, arrange it on a heat proofed plate and marinate it for 2 - 3 hours.

Step 2:
Fill your wok 3/4 full with water and bring it to boil.

Step 3:
Steam your chicken for 15 - 20 minutes. Be carefull not to burn yourself when removing it from the wok and serve.

Enjoy !!