World Flavors Cookbook

Sesame Oil Chicken (Ma You Ji)

Name: Sesame Oil Chicken (Ma You Ji)
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: chicken (bone-in), black sesame oil, ginger (plenty), rice wine (Michiu), goji berries

A warming and nutritious soup of chicken slow-cooked in black sesame oil and a significant amount of rice wine.

Cuisine: Taiwan

Ingredients

chicken (bone-in), black sesame oil, ginger (plenty), rice wine (Michiu), goji berries

Instructions

Sauté ginger in black sesame oil until browned. Add chicken and sear. Pour in an entire bottle of rice wine. Simmer until the alcohol has mostly evaporated and the chicken is tender.