Steamed Chicken with Lemongrass

Step 1

Marinate and stuff chicken.In a bowl, mix ginger, minced garlic, chopped coriander, ½ tsp white pepper, ½ tsp black pepper and 1 Tbsp soy sauce. Rub in all of the marinade evenly over the chicken.Place it into the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours.| Add more flavor and save time by marinating the chicken the night before

Step 2

Steam chicken.Once the chicken is done marinating, lay out 2 lemongrass stalks onto a heatproof dish, then place the whole chicken on top.Steam in the oven on medium steam setting for 45 minutes, otherwise, steam in a pot on high heat filled with water, with the dish on a rack.When cooked, remove from heat and transfer to a serving plate.

Step 3

Make sauce.Pour liquid from the bottom of the heatproof dish into a saucepan.Season to taste with salt, pepper and soy sauce if needed.Add in ½ tsp cornstarch, mixed with 1 tbsp water.Bring to a simmer on medium-low heat. Keep stirring until it turns into a nice glaze.| Adding cornstarch and water to the sauce will thicken it into a gravy