Herbal emperor chicken (药材皇帝鸡)

If you like herbal food, this is a very delicious and easy to cook dish. Nowadays there is a wide variety of pre-packed herbs to make cooking easier, especially for those who are not too familiar with the types of herbs to use. The packet of herbs is for one whole chicken but if it is too much for 1 meal then it is better to cut the chicken into half and keep 1 half for another meal.

Ingredients

1 packet herbal emperor chicken spices.

 It is up to you which brand to use

Enclosed is a packet of the herbs and the 2 wrappers

Half a chicken

Open the wrappers and place the chicken on it.

Put the herbal powder on the chicken

Rub the mixture thoroughly all over the chicken

Turn the chicken over and rub the spices on the other side

Here it is, the chicken is thoroughly coated with the mixture

Pick up 2 corners of the inside wrapper

Tie the ends together

Now get the other 2 ends

Tie the 2 ends together

That’s it ready for the next step

Now get 2 ends of the aluminum foil

Hold it together 

Fold it down

Fold the other 2 ends like a parcel

Put the parcel on a heat proof plate

Place in the steamer

Cover and steam on low fire for 2 hours

This is the ready cooked chicken

You can serve it together with the wrapper or transfer to a serving platter