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What is Steam Pot Chicken?
Chicken slowly steamed in a special clay pot so condensation forms an intensely clear broth.
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Flavor profile
Delicate · Savory · Clear
Chicken slowly steamed in a special clay pot so condensation forms an intensely clear broth.
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Key ingredients
Chicken, ginger, scallions, salt and sometimes Yunnan ham or medicinal herbs.
This is a food guide, not a recipe. Ingredients and preparation vary between cooks, shops and cities.
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How it is usually made
Steam enters through the chimney of a clay pot, gently cooking the chicken while collecting concentrated broth.
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Origin and food culture
Steam-pot chicken is a Yunnan specialty traditionally made in a Jianshui clay qiguo, a pot with a central chimney that channels steam into the vessel.
Little or no water is poured directly over the chicken in the classic method; condensed steam gradually creates the clear, concentrated broth.