[Ingredients]
1 whole chicken
500ml water
Salt and pepper
24g huai shan 淮山
18g dang shen 党参
16g yu zhu 玉竹
22g dried longan 龙眼干
10g goji berries 枸杞子
6 red dates 红枣
3g chuang gong 川芎
5g tang gui 当归
15g bei qi 北芪
[Steps]
Place herbs and water in a shallow dish and steam for 5mins.
On a large sheet of aluminium foil, place a sheet of parchment paper over. Sit chicken in the centre.
Season cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff half the herbs inside, then the legs.
Spread the rest of the herbs around the chicken and season chicken with salt and pepper all over.
Fold up the edges of the foil and pour the herb-water in. Wrap and seal the foil.
Steam chicken for 2hrs.
Open foil and serve.
Adapted from The Meat Men
Video tutorial click here