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Xiang Gu Men Ji (Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms)
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Xiang Gu Men Ji (Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms) is Chinese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Slice the shiitake mushrooms thickly.
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Heat the oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat and brown the chicken, skin-side down first, until golden, about 4 minutes per side, then set aside.
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Add the ginger, garlic, and the white parts of the scallions to the pot and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
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Add the mushrooms and stir-fry until they start to soften and release their liquid, about 3 minutes.
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Return the chicken to the pot and add the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and water.
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Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over low heat, turning the chicken once, until it is very tender, about 20 minutes.
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Uncover and simmer a few minutes more until the sauce reduces to a rich, glossy glaze.
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Drizzle with the sesame oil, scatter with the green parts of the scallions, and serve hot over the rice.
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Serve it with
A Chinese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Xiang Gu Men Ji (Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Xiang Gu Men Ji (Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms) carries gluten, shellfish, soy, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Shellfish | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 610 kcal
- Protein
- 43 g
- Carbs
- 47 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 770 mg
- Saturated fat
- 7 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Xiang Gu Men Ji (Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in the fall and winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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