C2S Cooks: Steamed Chicken with Red Dates

It started snowing during the weekend and the following days brought about butt-cold winds and shivering temperatures. Your body really protests walking around in the cold and after a period of regular bouts of the flu, I decided that I should turn back to eating better by some home cooking. 

With that in mind, I rummage through the kitchen and decided to make a steamed dish. I decided on steamed chicken with red dates. Steaming is actually really easy and requires little effort.

Slice the meat into pieces, mix it in a few ingredients to marinade. You can use any meat really from chicken to beef to pork etc...

Place it in a steamer and after 20 minutes or so, you have a delicious and healthy dish. I decided to add in some carrots and green beans that I had in my fridge into the mix, you can add any vegetables you fancy as it is really that versatile. 

Pair it with a bowl of rice and indulge!

Steamed Chicken with Red Dates

Prep time: 10 mins

Marinade time: minimum 30 minutes

Cook time: 20 mins

Yield: serves 2

Ingredients

• 300g chicken meat
• couple of red dates
• 2 carrots
• 100g green beans

Marinade

• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp shao xing wine
• sprinkle of sea salt
• dashes of white pepper powder

Preparation:

• Slice the chicken meat into bite size pieces
• Mix the marinade into the chicken pieces
• Add in half of the red dates, and mix the marinade well so that it coats the chicken pieces
• Cover and leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes
• Add in the remaining red dates and steam over medium heat for approximately 20 minutes
• Halfway through, add in the carrots and green beans
• Steam until chicken pieces and vegetables are cooked.