# Braised chicken with mushrooms (from Spice N' Pans)

Video: [Super Easy Chinese Braised Chicken & Mushrooms 蘑菇红烧鸡 Chinese Chicken Recipe • Chinese Food Recipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao) by [Spice N' Pans](https://www.youtube.com/@spicenpans).
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- Serves: not stated
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$3.78 per serving, ~$11.33 for ~3 portions (assumed); saves ~$17.22* per serving (82%) vs ordering out (~$21.00*). * Estimate: 3 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario meat entrée at ~$21, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- some cooking oil
- about 800g chicken
- 1 thumb size (sliced) ginger
- 1 bulb (washed w/ skin on) garlic
- 2 stalks (tied into a knot) spring onion
- 8 small (rehydrated) Chinese dried mushroom
- enough to cover chicken water
- 3 tbsps light soya sauce
- 4 tbsps premium dark soya sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 10g rock sugar
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- some cornstarch solution

## Steps

1. [0:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=23s) Heat cooking oil in a claypot or pan.
2. [0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=37s) Add the chicken pieces and brown them lightly to render fat and prepare for absorbing color.
3. [1:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=112s) Add sliced ginger, a whole bulb of garlic with skin on, spring onion knot, and rehydrated Chinese dried mushrooms.
4. [2:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=140s) Pour in enough water to cover the chicken.
5. [2:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=153s) Season with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and rock sugar, then stir to combine.
6. [3:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=229s) Bring the mixture to a boil, cover with a lid, and simmer over low-medium heat for 30 minutes.
7. [4:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28YPgMn5Ao&t=251s) Remove the spring onion knot from the claypot.
8. Stir in the Chinese cooking wine.
9. Pour in the cornstarch solution gradually while stirring to thicken the gravy to your desired consistency.
10. Taste the sauce and serve hot.

## Equipment

- claypot
- wooden spatula
- chopsticks

## What the video didn't say

- servings
- total cooking time
- exact amount of water
- exact amount of cornstarch solution

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