Steamed Chicken & Bean Curd

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Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
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Chinese-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Steamed Chicken & Bean Curd

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 351.3

Description

This Chinese dessert features Chicken meat, minced, Bean curd, mashed, Whites. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cornstarch paste 3 lg Cabbage or lettuce leaves This dish looks good, tastes good and is simple to
  2. prepare .
  3. It is one of a family of pudding-like dishes.
  4. All mixing can be done in food processor.
  5. Or, use cleaver to finely mince chicken and mash bean curd.
  6. In bowl,
  7. combine egg whites, oil, ginger juice, gin, salt, five-spice powder and sugar;
  8. stir to breakdown egg and
  9. blend .
  10. Add chicken and bean curd; mix thoroughly.
  11. Dip cabbage leaves in boiling water to make limp.
  12. Wash and peel carrot; slice thinly on bias.
  13. Steaming: Place limp leaves in shallow bowl.
  14. Arrange carrots on leaves in decorative pattern.
  15. Pack chicken/bean curd mixture tightly in bowl to fill it.
  16. Steam for about 40 minutes at medium boil.
  17. Steaming will
  18. make mixture very smooth and firm (avoid over-steaming, which causes bean curd to become dry and hard).
  19. When ready to serve, turn out on serving platter; gently remove leaves; cover with glaze.
  20. Glaze: Heat stock in saucepan; when hot, add cornstarch paste to thicken.
  21. When ready to use, reheat and add sesame oil; pour over dish

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 351.3kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12.5g20%
Saturated Fat 2.9g15%
Cholesterol 53.4mg18%
Sodium 1354.9mg57%
Total Carbohydrate 36.2g13%
Dietary Fiber 3.9g16%
Sugars 30.4g
Protein 22.7g46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: amp, bean, beans, blending, boiling, carrot, chicken, chinese, curd, dessert, fivespice, gin, ginger, juice, mashed, meat, minced, oil, peanut, powder
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