Friday, 28 September 2007

Mini Wine Drumsticks

I picked this recipe from my mom, simply because its simple to prepare and everyone just loves it, give it a try, I made it a couple of times since I came here, and almost all who tried it liked it...

Ingredients: (serves 3-4)
600g Mini Chicken Drumsticks
10 tbsp Chinese Shao Xing Rice Wine
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
3 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder
25g Lily Flower Pods (pre-soaked for at least 15 minutes)
25g Wolberry Fruit (pre-soaked for at least 15 minutes)
25g Black Woody Fungus (pre-soaked for at least 3 hours, slice to desired shape and sizes)
10g Red Dates (pre-soaked for at least 15 minutes)
50g Chinese Black Shitake Mushroom (pre-soaked for at least 3 hours with warm water, slice to desired shape and sizes)

Method
1. Marinade chicken drumsticks with 3 tbsp rice wine, 1 tbsp
sesame oil, 1 tbsp light soy sauce and black pepper powder. Leave aside to rest for at least 30 minutes. ( I did mine for 2 hours plus)
2. Mix the remaining seasoning (except the wine) with lily flower pods, wolberry fruit, red dates, black woody fungus and shitake mushrooms. Leave aside for 15 minutes or so.
3. Heat up a steamer, lay drumsticks at the bottom of a bowl or plate, top with the remaining ingredients, place in steamer as soon as water boils. Leave to steam for about 20-30 minutes. Done. Mix well before serving hot. (Add soy sauce and not salt if the dish is not salty enough)

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