Braised Chicken with Chestnuts and Mushrooms | ToTT Store

Ingredients

• Gravy
• - 2 tbsp Oil
• - 2 slices of Old Ginger
• - 6-8 cloves of Garlic (unpeeled, smashed)
• - 1 piece of Cao Guo (Indian Cardamon)
• - 1 piece of Cinnamon Stick
• - 1 tsp Cloves
• - 1 piece of Danggui
• - 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns
• - 2 pieces of Star Anise
• - 150ml Japanese Soya Sauce
• - 1 tbsp Dark Soya Sauce
• - 1 tsp Salt
• - 550ml Water
• - 2 tbsp Sugar (or 60g Rock Sugar)
• - 2 pieces of Coriander Root
• Stuffing
• - 200g Fresh Chestnuts (peeled)
• - 100g Carrots (cut into cubes)
• - 30g Dried Shitake Mushrooms (soaked)
• Assembly
• - 1 Whole Chicken (~1.2-1.5kg), chopped into bite-sized pieces
• - 4 tbsp Oil
• - Cornstarch (for thickening)
• - Fresh Coriander Leaves (for garnish)
• - Dash Shaoxing Huatiao Wine