Hainan Coconut Milk Chicken

Hainan Coconut Milk Chicken

　　【Dish Name】 Hainan Coconut Milk Chicken 　　

　　【Cuisine】 Shanghai-style Cuisine 　　

　　【Features】 The chicken is tender and smooth, rich in coconut aroma, delicious, and highly nutritious. No need to chop it up—just pierce and separate the pieces with chopsticks for easy serving. 　　

　　【Ingredients】 One Wenchang chicken (preferably a hen that is about to lay eggs but hasn’t yet), weighing about 1500 grams, 350 grams of superior stock, 100 grams of fresh milk, 100 grams of fresh coconut juice, 4 grams of monosodium glutamate, 5 grams of salt, 5 grams of sugar, 15 grams of cornstarch, 15 grams of cooking wine, 5 grams of ginger, and 4 green onions. 　　

　　【Cooking Method】

　　1. Bleed the chicken by slitting its neck, pluck the feathers, clean it, then briefly blanch it in boiling water. Place it in a stewing basin, add the superior stock, ginger slices, green onions, cooking wine, an appropriate amount of MSG and salt. Cover and steam in a steamer for about 1.5 hours until cooked. Then remove it.

　　 2. Place the whole chicken in the center of a serving dish. Strain the stewing liquid and pour it into a wok. Heat over high heat, add fresh milk, fresh coconut juice, MSG, salt, and sugar, and mix well. Thicken with a cornstarch slurry, add a bit of cooking oil, and evenly drizzle the sauce over the chicken. Serve.