Fu Pei-Mei

Stewed Whole Chicken in Casserole

I pin ch’i kuo chi

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook
Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

  • About

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (about 2-½ pounds)
  • 2 green onions
  • 2

Method

  1. Clean chicken and pour water into stomach cavity to wash it thoroughly. Put whole chicken in a casserole.
  2. Add 5 cups boiling water, green onions, ginger and wine, cover and put casserole in steamer to steam over high heat for 1-½ hours.
  3. Remove green onions and ginger. Slice ham into 1” by 2” pieces, arrange beside chicken breast. Continue to steam for