Simple is the best. You can’t imagine how nice the taste of this steamed chicken was. The chicken meat is so tender and silky smooth, steamed to just cooked. If you like the traditional, popular Chinese steamed chicken (白切雞), you have to try this dish as well, if you haven’t. Simply rub the chicken with a handful of sand ginger powder, you’ll see that would do a magical makeover of your chicken, giving you a pungent aroma. Don’t mix up sand ginger powder (沙薑粉) with ginger powder (黃薑粉). Although both of them are in the same ginger family, their smells and tastes are quite different. Many Asian grocers stock sand ginger powder. If you can't find any there, try some Chinese herbal shops. As this dish is very simple, try to use organic or free-range chicken if you can to ensure the best result. Having said that, I used corn-fed chicken this time. So, that’s why my steamed chicken was in bright, lovely yellow colour. The end result remained wonderfully good.
