Steamed Chicken with Ginger and Shiitake

Name: Steamed Chicken with Ginger and Shiitake
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: boneless chicken thighs: 350 g, cut into bite-size pieces; dried shiitake mushrooms: 5 pieces, soaked and sliced; fresh ginger: 20 g, julienned; light soy sauce: 1.5 tbsp; sesame oil: 1 tsp; cornstarch: 1 tsp; sugar: 1/4 tsp; goji berries: 1 tsp (optional)

姜菇蒸滑鸡 · Postpartum · High-Protein · Steamed

25 min Easy ~350 kcal · 35g protein

Steamed Chicken with Ginger and Shiitake (姜菇蒸滑鸡) — Chinese recipe

Ingredients

boneless chicken thighs — 350 g, cut into bite-size pieces
dried shiitake mushrooms — 5 pieces, soaked and sliced
fresh ginger — 20 g, julienned
light soy sauce — 1.5 tbsp
sesame oil — 1 tsp
cornstarch — 1 tsp
sugar — 1/4 tsp
goji berries — 1 tsp (optional)

Steps (beginner-friendly)

Soak dried shiitake in warm water 10 minutes until soft, then slice and keep the soaking water.
Marinate chicken pieces with soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, sugar, and half the ginger for 5 minutes.

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Tip: Steaming keeps nutrients in the dish instead of the water, making it ideal gentle confinement food — high in protein for tissue repair and milk production.

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