Clay Pot Silkie Chicken Wonton Soup 砂鍋雲吞烏雞

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 Silkie chicken
• 1 lb Napa cabbage
• 75 g Salted pork

  or bacon (you will only need about 30g if using Jinhua ham)
• 2 L Water

  or chicken stock
• 12 Shanghai wontons
• ½ stalk Green onion garnish

  (optional)

Instructions

• 1 Bring a big pot of water to a boil and dip the silkie chicken in the boiling
  water for 10 seconds
• 2 Submerse the chicken into an ice bath for 10 seconds and repeat step 1 and 2
  again This will help the chicken skin stay intact during cooking. It also clears
  the chicken of impurities
• 3 Make a cut on the back of the chicken to make it flat during cooking This will
  allow for more flavour to go into the soup and easier to submerse the whole
  chicken in the soup. You can also cut it into 2 halves or cut it into smaller
  pieces but it’s traditionally served with a whole chicken and then cut apart
  tableside.
• 4 Add 2 L of water or broth to a clay pot Although a clay pot is preferred, any
  pot without a non-stick coating should be fine
• 5 Cut the napa cabbage in fairly large pieces but small enough to fit into a bowl
  and add to the clay pot I like the napa cabbage being super soft, but if you
  like yours a bit firmer, you can add half the napa cabbage after 30 minutes
• 6 Slice the Jinhua ham, salted pork or bacon into thin slices and add to the clay
  pot
• 7 Add the silkie chicken to the pot Don’t worry if the chicken sticks up over the
  water. After cooking it for 5 minutes, the bones and meat should soften and
  you’ll be able to stretch the cavity open.
• 8 Turn the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil
• 9 Once the soup boils, turn the heat down to low and cook for 45 minutes
• 10 15 minutes prior to the soup being done, boil a pot of water to cook the
  shanghai wontons and cook until done. Remove from water and place them in each
  serving bowl
• 11 Taste the soup and add salt or soy sauce to suit your taste. The Jinhua ham,
  salted pork or bacon is already salty so additional salt may not be needed
• 12 Serve soup with wontons.

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