Chicken steamed with lemon
- Preparation time: 25 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
Lemon and lime can be used interchangeably in this simple recipe. You can cut down on the wait time for marinating chicken by preparing it in advance.
Photo: thespruceeats.com
Ingredients
- 1 Pullet
- 2 Dried lime peels
- 1 Tsp of sugar
- 1 Tsp of spice
- ½ Tsp of clove’s bud
- 2 Tsp of grinded ginger
- 1 Tsp of salt
- 1Tbsp wine
- Cooking oil
Preparation
- Wash the pullet with salt and water, let it dry
- Mix it with sugar, spice, ginger for 3 hours
- Add 3 liters of water, lime peels, clove’s bud, salt, sugar into one pot, heat for 20 minutes
- Pour in the pullet, boil well for 20 – 25 minutes, and take out, let it dry
- Boil cooking oil, fry the pullet until its skin turns yellow
- Chop into pieces, arrange to dish
- Serving suggestion: serve with cooked rice or vermicelli and fish sauce
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