Chicken Stewed with Red Dates

Method

1. 1 Chop the chicken and pan-fry it with ginger for 6 minutes until the skin is golden brown and crispy.
2. 2 Pour Shaoxing wine along the sides of the pot to remove the fishy smell, then add soy sauce.
3. 3 Soak the shiitake mushrooms for 30 minutes, then add them to the mushroom soaking water and 300 ml of water.
4. 4 Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes before adding the red dates; adding them too early will make the broth excessively sweet, like sugar water.
5. 5 Simmer for another 15 minutes, add goji berries in the last 5 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped scallions.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 45 min

  Replace step 4: simmer in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes at high pressure, then release the pressure naturally, and then add the red dates and cook with the lid open for 10 minutes.