Shredded Chicken With Ginger And Cilantro

Serves: 6

Santiago Howell

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

56

Sweetness

56

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Set a steamer rack inside a wide 6- to 8-quart pot and fill bottom with water (not above rack), then bring to a boil

2

Arrange chicken in 1 layer in a shallow heatproof bowl small enough to fit just inside pot

3

Steam chicken in bowl on rack, covered with lid, until just cooked through, about 25 minutes

4

Remove bowl from pot using tongs

5

When chicken is cool enough to handle, coarsely shred, discarding skin and bones

6

Reserve liquid in bowl

7

Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, bean paste, red-chile oil, Sichuan-pepper oil, ginger, garlic, chile, salt, and 2 tablespoons reserved chicken liquid in a large bowl

8

Stir in chicken, cilantro, and salt to taste

9

Set a steamer rack inside a wide 6- to 8-quart pot and fill bottom with water (not above rack), then bring to a boil

10

Arrange chicken in 1 layer in a shallow heatproof bowl small enough to fit just inside pot

11

Steam chicken in bowl on rack, covered with lid, until just cooked through, about 25 minutes

12

Remove bowl from pot using tongs

13

When chicken is cool enough to handle, coarsely shred, discarding skin and bones

14

Reserve liquid in bowl

15

Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, bean paste, red-chile oil, Sichuan-pepper oil, ginger, garlic, chile, salt, and 2 tablespoons reserved chicken liquid in a large bowl

16

Stir in chicken, cilantro, and salt to taste