Chicken Stock for CNY Eve Steamboat Dinner
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Steamboat or hot pot is a popular choice for CNY eve dinner. A pot of well cooked chicken stock is the most basic ingredient of all.
What do you need?
2 chicken carcass
200g lean pork
1 large yam bean (Chinese turnip, peeled and crushed)
1 large carrot
2 big onions
1 tsp of peppercorns
salt to taste
4 liters of water
Method
Bring water to boil in a large pot, add all ingredients in and let it boil fo 10 minutes. Turn to low heat and simmer for another 2 hours, then strain into another pot and let it cool completely. Remove fat from the surface then set aside. Reheat stock in either traditional steamboat cooker or electical multi cooker when use.
