Best Chicken Steamed With Fresh Lemons Sai Ling Mung Ching Gai Recipes

CHICKEN STEAMED WITH FRESH LEMONS (SAI LING MUNG CHING GAI)

Chicken Steamed With Fresh Lemons (Sai Ling Mung Ching Gai) image

This recipe is from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's "Chinese Chicken Cookbook". There are quite a few chicken plus lemon dishes already on Recipezaar, including Italian (chicken piccata), Indian and Thai. This recipe is quite different, since it is steamed (actually, double steamed, which makes for a very intense, clear broth) ... the ingredient list is imposing, but the process is really easy ... and the flavor is fabulous -- very different from the usual, thickly coated restaurant dish. As Eileen says in her introduction, the translation of the sai ling mung refers to "foreign lemons" because this is designed to use western-style lemons. Added comment (Oct 2008): Thanks to all the reviewers for their comments and photos. First, many of the recipes from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's book are her remembrances of her family's (especially her aunt's) home cooking in rural China, very traditional ... so modern taste would definitely think about adding to the spectrum of spices used in this recipe. I think she would approve of changes to reflect individual palates. Second, looking at the sodium content of the analysis, I agree that getting 32% of your RDA in one dish is a bit much ... you could reduce the amount of soy sauce, but if you do, you might want to increase either the wine or oyster sauce (or just add water) to maintain the liquid volume ... I'd think first of reducing the 1/2 tsp salt directly and then reducing the soy if I needed more salt removed ....

Provided by Gandalf The White

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 lb chicken cutlet, cleaned, dried, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (can squeeze from lemon below or use reconstituted lemon juice)
1/2 fresh lemon, cut into 4 pieces (can be squeezed for juice)
3/4 teaspoon ginger juice
1 1/2 tablespoons shaoxing wine or 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine
2 teaspoons light soy sauce (regular)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 pinch white pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons red bell peppers, minced, for garnish

Steps:

Mix all the ingredients except the chicken and the red bell pepper (garnish) into a bowl, mix well.
Add the chicken, mix to coat and allow to marinate for 20 minutes.
Put the chicken and marinade into a steamproof dish (see note below).
Place the dish in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
Turn the chicken over and steam for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Turn off the heat.
Remove the chicken from the steamer.
Sprinkle the red bell pepper over the chicken.
Serve over cooked rice, with a slice/wedge of lemon.
(Note re steamproof dishes)-- You may want to"temper" any dish that is not known to be"steamproof" or"ovenproof"-- here's how (steps 11-14).
Put 5-6 cups of cold water in a wok, place a cake rack in the wok and place the dish to be tempered on the rack.
Make certain the water covers the dish completely.
Cover with the wok cover and bring the water to a boil.
Allow the water to boil for at least 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the wok and water come to room termperature.

EASY STEAM CHICKEN

Easy Steam Chicken image

This steamed chicken is very delicious, and is popular in Southeast Asian countries... normally served with chicken rice. We love it so much. It is very easy to make.

Provided by HANNAKRISTINA

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian

Time 1h15m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
5 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 sprigs fresh cilantro

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.6 g, Cholesterol 60.8 mg, Fat 29.7 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 1381.6 mg, Sugar 3.1 g

THAI GINGER CHICKEN (GAI PAD KING)

Thai Ginger Chicken (Gai Pad King) image

My family loved ordering this dish at our local Thai restaurant, but then they closed down for some unknown reason (they were always busy). So I decided to recreate this traditional dish at home. My husband says it's just like the restaurant...maybe even better? Please note that some people like to eat the ginger, while others don't but like the flavor it gives off. You can easily double this recipe to serve a larger group...plus it makes great leftovers.

Provided by Shae's Mama

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice
3 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
½ cup fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
¾ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
4 green onions cut into 2-inch pieces
½ teaspoon Thai red chile paste, or to taste
2 tablespoons chicken broth
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

Steps:

Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic and chicken; cook for 2 minutes. Add the fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, ginger, red pepper, mushrooms, and onions. Cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink and the vegetables are nearly tender, about 3 minutes. Dissolve the chile paste in the chicken broth, then add to the chicken mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper; sprinkle with cilantro leaves to garnish. Serve with the hot rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491 calories, Carbohydrate 68.3 g, Cholesterol 64.6 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 30.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 376.2 mg, Sugar 5.9 g

THAI CHICKEN WITH GINGER AND MUSHROOMS - GAI KING

Thai Chicken with Ginger and Mushrooms - Gai King image

Adapted from the "Original Thai Cookbook". Has all the typical Thai stir-fry flavors in it. You could use dried mushrooms if you wish, but be sure to soak them first.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 onion, cut into slivers
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons finely chopped gingerroot
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
8 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
5 green onions, chopped into 1 inch pieces
Thai red chili pepper, slivered (amount to taste)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar or 1 teaspoon palm sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
steamed jasmine rice

Steps:

In a small dish, mix together vinegar, fish sauce and brown sugar until brown sugar dissolves; set aside.
Heat oil in wok and stir-fry onions, garlic and chicken for 2 minutes for 2-3 minutes or until onions are limp.
Add soy sauce, ginger, mint, mushrooms, green onions, chilies and cook until chicken is cooked through.
Working fast, add vinegar, brown sugar, and fish sauce mixture to chicken and take off the heat.
Serve at once with steamed jasmine rice.