Yellow Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken (黄酒鸡）is a typical confinement dish for women during the first 30 days of their confinement period. Yellow Rice Wine Chicken is believed to be beneficial to women during the confinement period because it helps in expelling wind, helping blood circulation, keeping the body warm, and eventually helping the body to recover fast. It is traditionally believed that Chinese rice wine chicken can speed up womb recovery and good for body recuperation.
Nowadays, yellow wine chicken is not only served during women’s confinement period but also as a comfort dish loved by all family members. The yellow glutinous rice wine chicken is normally cooked with whole or half chicken, old ginger, yellow rice wine, black fungus and dried mushroom. Some people use chicken breast for the dish as it is more lean and healthy. This dish is easy to prepare and it is delicious due to the aroma of the yellow rice wine and the spiciness of the old ginger.
Recipe Ingredients
The recipe calls for:
- Half Chicken
- Old Ginger
- Yellow Glutinous Rice Wine
- Water
- Sesame Oil
- Salt
- Dried Black Fungus
- Dried Mushroom
Glutinous Rice Mijiu (Nuòmǐ jiǔ) 糯米黄酒 is made from the fermentation of sticky or glutinous rice and is considered a form of huangjiu. Apart from clearing the odour of raw fish or meat and accent the flavour of food, it is resistant to high temperatures and can withstand long-term cooking. It is very suitable for braising and stewing meat products, such as this famous yellow wine chicken dish.
Yellow Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken Recipe
- Heat up the wok with sesame oil. Add old ginger, stir fry it until lightly golden and fragrant.
- Add the wood ear and dried mushrooms, stir fry for 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces, cook for 5 minutes until the chicken pieces are lightly brown.
- Then add in yellow glutinous rice wine, bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat low after the boil, cover the lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir it occasionally.
- Serve immediately.
Yellow Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken Cooking Tips
- Please be careful when you pour in the rice wine and close the lid. The fire may burn the lid of the pot/wok if it is boiling because the alcohol vapour is surrounding the pot/wok. If it happens, turn off the fire and put a wet towel on the lid. After that, turn the fire on again.
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Yellow Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken
Ingredients
- 700 gram chicken pieces
- 15 gram wood ear soaked and julienned
- 15 gram dried mushroom soaked and julienned
- 60 gram old ginger
- 250 ml yellow glutinous rice wine
- 75 ml water
- 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp salt
Instructions
- Heat up the wok with sesame oil. Add old ginger, stir fry it until lightly golden and fragrant.
- Add the wood ear and dried mushrooms, stir fry for 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces, cook for 5 minutes until the chicken pieces are lightly brown.
- Then add in yellow glutinous rice wine, bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat low after the boil, cover the lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir it occasionally.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Please be careful when you pour in the rice wine and close the lid. The fire may burn the lid of the pot/wok if it is boiling because the alcohol vapour is surrounding the pot/wok. If it happens, turn off the fire and put a wet towel on the lid. After that, turn the fire on again.
I just tried your yellow wine chicken recipe. It was very delicious! Thanks.
Great yellow wine chicken recipe to follow. Easy and straight to the point. Thank you.
How to make rice wine?
You can either buy ready-made rice wine available in the market or make your own rice wine at home. Check out our article on how to make rice wine at home.