Basic Steamed Spring Chicken Recipes

EASY STEAM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken and salt in a bowl. Evenly rub salt into chicken. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Rinse chicken and place in a pot fitted with a steamer basket over water. Bring water to a boil, and steam chicken until juices run clear, about 30 minutes.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook until tender. Mix in garlic, and cook about 1 minute. Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil, and remove from heat. Scoop over the chicken to serve. Garnish with cilantro.

EASY ALICE SPRINGS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts in a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until it is just slightly pink in the center, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat has rendered, about 5 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Wrap around chicken breasts.
• Return chicken to the oven and continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) and bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes more. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top; bake until melted, 2 to 5 minutes. Serve with limes.

BASIC STEAMED SPRING CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Rub chicken inside and out with sherry and salt. Place bird in a heatproof bowl. 2. Slice ginger root and trim scallion stalk place inside bird's cavity. Then pour stock over. 3. Steam until done (35 to 40 minutes). See HOW-TO, _Steaming. NOTE: This chicken can be served hot or cold. When using it for cold dishes, remove skin, slice meat thin and serve either in salads or with dips for white-cut chicken. (Search for "Category: White-Cooked or Roast Chicken Dips".) VARIATIONS: * In step 1, rub the chicken first with 2 tablespoons soy sauce, then with 1 tablespoon peanut oil and a few drops of sesame oil. * Add the sherry, salt, scallion and ginger root to the stock instead of the chicken. * After step 3, transfer 1 cup of chicken liquid to a large saucepan. Add 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil. Heat slowly, stirring. Then add chicken and cook over medium heat, turning frequently until bird is evenly colored. Let cool slightly. With a cleaver chop, bones and all, in 1 1/2-inch sections or carve Western-style. Serve hot or cold, garnished with Chinese parsley. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

SEARED AND STEAMED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the oil or butter in a 12-inch skillet, and turn the heat to medium-high. After about 2 minutes, when the oil is hot or the foaming from the butter has subsided, season the chicken breasts well with salt and pepper and place them in the skillet, smooth (skin) side down. Turn the heat to high, and cook about a minute, until the chicken begins to brown. Turn the heat to medium, and cover the pan.
• Cook, undisturbed, until the chicken is firm and nearly cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. To minimize the spattering, quickly uncover the skillet, and remove the chicken to a plate. Place the plate in the warm oven.
• Over high heat, add the wine, stock or water to the pan, and stir and scrape to release any bits of chicken that have stuck to the pan. When the liquid has reduced by about half, add the tomatoes, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about a minute. Add the capers, olives and all but 1 tablespoon of the parsley, and cook a minute more, stirring occasionally. Return the chicken to the sauce and turn once or twice. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley, and serve.

SPRING CHICKEN SAUTé

Steps:

• In covered 2-quart saucepan, cook green beans in small amount of boiling salted water 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; place beans in enough ice water to cover. Let stand until cool. Drain again; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. In large bowl, toss chicken with oregano. Add chicken to skillet; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside.
• Add squash to same skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Stir in green beans, cannellini beans, broth, garlic and chicken. Heat to boiling. Add tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper; cook about 1 minute longer or until thoroughly heated.