H'mong Chicken With Ginger And Wine
Collected from From Mothers to Mothers
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Soak dried daylily and black fungus overnight. Drain water and rinse clean.
2. Chop chicken breast into 1 cm thick slices.
3. In a large wok or pan, heat sesame oil over high heat. Add ginger slices and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant.
4. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes until slightly browned. Add white rice wine (water if needed), and bring to boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add daylily and black fungus.
6. Leave it to simmer for about 50 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
500 grams of chicken breast
200 grams of julienned ginger
100 mL white rice wine
1 handful of daylily
1 handful of black fungus
50 grams of peanuts
3 tablespoons of sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt
(optional garlic and sesame oil)
Nutritionist Comments
Contributor: Irene Lee
Nutritional value & potential benefits:
This is a popular H’Mong dish that will warm up your body and help with recovery, as it includes ingredients with several healing properties. Some are often used in Chinese medicine (denoted by *).
Chicken breast - is a lean, complete source of protein that helps repair muscle and tissues.
Ginger* - provides fiber for digestion and vitamin C for the immune system. It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which can help relieve body pain (1).
White rice wine - is used for cooking and taste in this recipe, but it also includes many amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
Daylily* - is rich in fiber to promote digestion, and high in vitamin A. Vitamin A is important for the immune system, reproduction, vision, and the functioning of many organs (2, 3).
Black fungus* - is high in fiber for digestion, iron for blood cell function, and vitamin B2 (riboflavin) for organ function and antioxidation (4).
Peanuts - are a complete protein and provide calories for energy.
Sesame oil - is highin polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which keeps cholesterol levels under control (5).
Mindful Modifications:
If calories are not a concern, chicken thigh may be used in place of breast meat for a richer-tasting stew.
The alcohol content in this dish is minimal, because it is cooked for a long time, which allows the alcohol to evaporate.
If the dish is too spicy, reduce the amount of ginger. According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginger may create a lot of heat inside one’s body.
In the case of allergies, skip the peanuts!
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