Pomelo Chicken
1 min readPomelo Chicken
serves 4
Grapefruit (pomelo) is sweet, sour, and cold. It eliminates catarrh and strengthens the functions of the stomach, thus aiding digestion. As a whole, this dish invigorates qi. It also reinforces the functions of the spleen, dissolves phlegm, calms coughing, helps digestion, and stimulates the appetite.
1 grapefruit
1 whole chicken (approximately 3 pounds or 1½ kilograms)
1 tablespoon (15 grams) salt
2 white heads of scallion, sliced in half lengthwise
5 slices ginger
1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) cooking wine
4 cups (1 liter) water for steaming
Peel and section the grapefruit and cut each section into three pieces. Clean the chicken inside and out and pat dry. Place the grapefruit pieces inside the chicken. Rub the salt over the outside of the chicken. Put the chicken inside a ceramic bowl, together with the scallions, ginger,soy sauce, and wine. Place the bowl with the chicken in a large steaming dish (see page 66). Bring the water to boil in a large soup pot. When water is boiling, place the steamer in the pot. Cover, turn the heat down to medium, and steam the chicken for 1½ hours. Add hot water to the pot when necessary. Allow the chicken to cool, then cut it into portions for serving.
