I woke up today with a massive craving for some Chinese steamed chicken for breakfast. Yes, for breakfast. Just because the weather lately has been wet and cold and that really makes me crave for something nice and comforting. I have been obsessing with Chinese dishes lately. There is something really explosive about the combination of rich soy sauce, ginger and rice wine. When mix together, they just make my belly so happy.
For the past couple of weeks, I have been filling that hole with different types of soup and now, i want some steamed chicken for breakfast. What I love about this dish is that it’s really easy to put together with just a few simple ingredients.
Chinese Steamed Chicken
2 lbs chicken thighs, bone-in
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbs fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1 tbs Shaoxing rice wine
1/2 tsp sugar
Mix the salt, pepper, soy sauce and ginger in a bowl and then allow the chicken thighs to marinate in that mixture for 30 minutes.
Using your steamer, let the water come to a boil. Then, place the chicken in an even layer and arranged the sliced ginger all over the chicken and steam over medium heat for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly. It may take a longer time to cook if the chicken pieces are larger.
When it’s done cooking, reserved the liquid that comes out of the chicken after steaming. Score the chicken meat out of the bone with a knife. Arrange the chicken pieces on to a serving platter. Mix the reserved liquid with 1/2 tsp of sugar and 1 tbs of Shaoxing rice wine. Add more soy sauce if necessary. You may garnish the platter with some sliced cucumbers and cilantro and then serve this over steamed rice or noodles.
A very healthy dish! Perfect when one needs to detox… Yummy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh, I like you! Steamed chicken for breakfast. Great, now I want this.
I love different foods for breakfast & your steamed chicken would be wonderful, super healthy too. Win Win situation, love it 🙂
beautiful, simple preparation. Love this…
cathy b. @ brightbakes
I agree – ginger, soy and rice wine are a taste sensation – throw in cilantro and I’m in heaven!!! This looks wonderful!
You can’t beat ginger for something uplifting and comforting. I think it’s the warmth, and the fragrance, of course.
I can’t quite wrap my mind around it for breakfast but lunch or dinner – absolutely 🙂 This is such a flavorful way to cook chicken!
Wow, I am impressed. Fabulous. This is a healthy and flavorful way to enjoy breakfast. I need to re-think how I look at breakfast food.
Cheers.
Velva
I LOVE how you crave stuff like this for breakfast! I do too! Why Not? It offers comforting flavors to last you through the day!
Your Steamed Chicken dish looks so good, very light and so flavorful! Now you’ve given me a craving!
What a delicious dinner idea! Great recipe. I will have to give this a try soon.
Interesting recipe! I don’t cook Chinese food very often, but I’m very intrigued!
Wonderful dish, healthy and yummy!
Thanks for sharing!
That sounds like healthy breakfast. And delicious, and comforting…a good way to start the day!
This looks awesome and your photos are great too! Thanks for sharing!
I love the simplicity of this dish—you are spot on with the soy, ginger and rice wine combination—wonderful wash of flavor for the chicken!
Love soy sauce n chicken!
awesome dish!
The steamed chicken looks truly comforting, healthy and flavoursome!
it looks delicious, and, as you said, it must be even better with some steamed rice.
Simple and beautiful. So THAT’s how the texture and flavour is so lovely: the chicken is steamed. Something I have never done, and certainly MUST try!
🙂
Valerie
What lovely photos. I could eat this morning, noon and night.
Sam
Thanks for the good wishes, this dish would be so comforting right now indeed. I have never steamed chicken so may give it a shot!
This looks like the perfect savory breakfast to me! The chicken looks super flavorful!
This looks absolutely delicious! 😀
Your Chinese steamed chicken looks so good, but I would probably eat it for lunch or dinner not breakfast. I don’ teat big breakfasts like that.
This is such a wonderful dish.Healthy and easy..I love your recipe with ginger and soy.
Nice breakfast 🙂 I like it :))
Just as healthy and comforting as a bowl of porridge, but much more interesting! Soy, ginger, and rice wine are such a flavorful combination – I love it with fish as well as chicken!
This looks soo good. I never thought of steaming chicken?!?!
Lovely! Looks so full of flavour with simple, fresh ingredients.
I love chicken cooked this way…my mom used to make this very often…you just reminded me of a simple and tasty way to prepare chicken…nice pictures as well 🙂
This looks so tasty! I can see why you woke up with a chicken craving. I want this for breakfast now! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe with me. It presents beautifully, and I’m sure it tastes even better. I hope that tomorrow brings you joy!
I absolutely love this dish and you’re right, it’s the combination of ginger, rice wine and soy that works so well! 🙂
Not only does this dish hold all my favourite Asian flavours…you’ve just brought my attention to a chicken cooking technique that I have yet to try! Thank you for reminding me of something I should have tried some time ago ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
looks very appetising – but I think I’ll have it for dinner!
I love steam chicken! ( without the skin actually,but i’m just weird like that 🙂 ) cant wait to try it out. Thanks for another great recipe.
My brother bought me a couple of chinese recipe books for the holidays… you’re inspiring me to take a look at them and start cooking!
That’s a great protein packed breakfast! 🙂 Looks yummy!
This looks like a fantastic comfort food! There are definitely mornings when I wake up craving something in particular and am excited all day to get home from work and get started in my kitchen 🙂
I would love to eat this for breakfast! I imagine it would really help get you going for the day. 😉
I have never had this recipe and look forward to trying it. The birthday cake is beautiful also.
Well, I don’t think I’m up for this at breakfast, but for dinner? Fabulous! I’ve never steamed chicken. This dish looks so good (and your presentation is wonderful) and nice and healthy as well.
Thanks for stopping by. The simplicity of this chicken is just beautiful.
I could taste the sauce as you were describing it. Sounds like a wonderful breakfast to me!
wow, very simple beautiful flavors! would love to try this dish out!
Boy this looks delish!
Your steamed chicken looks wonderful! I understand the craving – I get ones for food like this in the morning too!
This is a must have dish for Chinese New Year reunion dinner. Looks yummy!
My mouth is watering. I don’t live that far(I think)…maybe i can pop by for steamed chicken this morning?
I enjoy eating dinner for breakfast as much as breakfast for dinner. This sounds perfect any time of day.
I have never heard of steaming chicken before! What a fantastic technique.
I can honestly say I’ve never craved chicken for breakfast. But this does look like a fabulous lunch or dinner.
Looks delicious – like everyone else I’d eat it anytime!!
Do you think if I slice the chicken prior to steaming, it will render the chicken less moist and juicy?
This looks delicious, I definitely want to try it. I do not have a steamer, just one of those metal steaming trays to put over a pot…so I guess I wouldn’t have the cooking juices…I guess I would just make the sauce afterwards?
Yum! I love that flavor combination as well. So, so good! I could easily eat that for breakfast and be one happy girl.