Recipe: Perfect Chinese Chicken Stew With Chestnuts

Chinese Chicken Stew With Chestnuts. Retired Chef Cook Fai Lee, show you how to make this yummy sweet chicken stew with crunchy chestnuts. In Shanghai , China , this is one of their locals. A traditional Chinese chicken stew recipe.

Classic Chinese braised chicken with chestnut. Chestnut is a popular snack on Chinese street especially fried or roasted ones. We can always find one store selling freshly fried chestnut on the street corner. You can cook Chinese Chicken Stew With Chestnuts using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chinese Chicken Stew With Chestnuts

1. Prepare 350 g of Chicken.
2. You need of Marinade;.
3. You need 1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce.
4. You need 1 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
5. You need 20 g of Ginger (chopped roughly).
6. Prepare of For Braising;.
7. Prepare 20 g of Ginger (chopped roughly).
8. Prepare 20 g of Garlic (chopped roughly).
9. You need 2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
10. Prepare 3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce.
11. It's 100 g of Shitake Mushrooms (halved).
12. It's 100 g of Roasted and Peeled Chestnuts.
13. It's 1 cup of Chicken Stock.
14. It's 1 stalk of Spring Onions (chopped roughly).
15. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Palm Sugar (or Honey/White Sugar).
16. You need of Garnish;.
17. It's 1 stalk of Spring Onion (finely chopped).

It goes so well with stewed chicken. All you need are some ginger, oyster sauce, a dash of cooking wine and sesame oil, and you will have a scrumptious dish that goes well with steamed rice. I have so many claypot recipes, you might also want to try my sesame oil chicken, Cantonese beef stew. Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnutsis a tradition Chinese recipe that is pure comfort food.

Chinese Chicken Stew With Chestnuts instructions

1. Marinade the chicken in soy sauce, Ginger and oil for 30 minutes minimum..
2. When ready, heat 3 Tbsp of oil until hot and fry the ginger and spring onions until fragrant. Then add the chicken and cook until brown all over..
3. Then add the chicken stock, chestnuts, mushrooms, palm sugar and mix well. Cook them on medium to low heat and cover with a lid for 15 to 20 minutes. Check and stir the stew every 5 or 10 minutes..
4. After 20 minutes, remove the lid and cover time to cook until the sauce has reduce to half it's original volume. Check the doneness of the chicken and the taste of the stew..
5. Serve in a soup plate and garnish with spring onions..
6. NOTE; if you are using dried chestnuts, you'll need to soak them overnight and then cook them the next day..
7. Steam it for 20 to 30 minutes. Some people put sugar at the 20 minute mark; I don't think it's necessary but you can do it too..

I've been thinking of what dishes I'm going to make for my family, and this Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnuts is a dish that's been on my mind recently. Close the lid and turn Venting Knob to Sealing position. Your deliciously spicy Chinese Chicken Stew (Dapanji) is ready to be served! You can serve the Chinese Instant Pot Chicken Stew on a large tray, mixing bowl, or a large plate. All Chinese use dried chestnuts ground into flour.