How to make Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken

Friends are made through getting along with each other, and in the process of becoming friends, visiting each other’s homes is naturally inevitable. It would be really "shameful" if you don't have a signature dish. Of course, you don’t have to worry, because today I will teach you all the techniques on how to make Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken.

1. Wash the chicken, cut the ginger into large slices, and marinate the chicken with salt and pepper for half an hour. Don't put too much pepper, just a little bit is enough. Peppercorns are best

2.12 Put the chicken in the bottom of the steamer, put ginger slices and green onions on top.

3.21 Put the mushrooms on top, and that's it. You don't need to add water to the steamer, because the gas nozzle in the middle will raise the steam into the pot.

4. Originally, I should have placed a pot of similar size under the steamer, but the electric cooker I used for making soup had too low a fire, so I gave up.

5. It is the same when putting it into a large antimony pot. Cover it with a lid. After the water boils, steam it over medium heat for three hours. Remember to add water during the process, but do not open the lid of the pot. Keep the water vapor at the bottom to maintain the temperature and humidity in the pot.

6. After three and a half hours, it was finally out of the pot. When I opened the lid, the aroma filled my nose.

7. The pot is now full of soup.

8. Finally, here is a close-up photo. No chicken essence or MSG is needed. The taste is very comfortable and the soup is especially fresh.

It is not difficult to make the Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken dish well, the difficult part is whether you have the perseverance. In fact, as long as you can thoroughly understand the methods and steps mentioned above, and persist, the "results" will appear immediately.