Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms

For my gluten free home cooking Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms recipe. Likewise, I am using chicken breasts pieces, hard boiled eggs and dried shiitake mushrooms. Cooked in an aromatic sauce made of gluten free kecap manis. And spiced up with ginger, garlic, cloves and star anise. This Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms recipe is not only gluten free. But also low carb, dairy free and nut free. In addition, refer to my How to make Hard Boiled Eggs recipe for direction on making hard boiled eggs.

Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms Gluten Free
Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms Gluten Free

In addition to my gluten free Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms recipe. You may also like my other gluten free braises, stews, casseroles recipes:

Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms Gluten Free

What Is Braising?

Braising, also called lu wei in Mandarin, is a Chinese cooking technique. Likewise, they use this technique to cook protein ingredients in an aromatic sauce base. Besides, other terms used are red cooking, red braising or red stewing. Moreover, they usually make the sauce base from soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fermented bean paste and red fermented tofu. Plus Chinese rice wine and caramelized sugar. As well as spices like cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise or Chinese five spice powder. Normally, they use the tougher cuts of the meat. Furthermore, braising makes the meat tender with a mouth-watering and enticing flavour.

Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms Gluten Free

Variations of Chinese Braising Dishes

There are numerous regional and home cooking variations to Chinese braising dishes. Moreover, many often use different meats like chicken, pork, beef, tofu and hard boiled eggs. Together with vegetables like shiitake mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, radish and tomato. Braises are also typical comfort food for the whole family all year round. In addition, they serve these popular braised dishes as part of restaurant banquets. Particularly during festive seasons like the Chinese New Year and weddings. As well as for special occasions like birthdays and weddings.

Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms Gluten Free
Print Pin
5 from 2 votes

Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms

A popular, delicious and nutritious Chinese home cooking braised chicken and hard boiled eggs with dried shiitake mushrooms dish cooked in an aromatic sauce. Perfect comfort food for the whole family.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main
Cuisine Chinese
Diet Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat
Keyword Braised Chicken, Braises, Casserole, Chicken, Chicken Casserole, Chicken Stew, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Kecap Manis, Hard Boiled Eggs, Kecap Manis, Low Carb, Shiitake Mushroom, Stew
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 442.54kcal
Author Daphne Goh

Ingredients

For the Sauce:

Instructions

  • Mix and combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Heat up a wok with 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, stir-fry the garlic on low heat until lightly golden. Add in the all the chicken pieces, shiitake mushrooms, star anise, cloves plus the sauce and stir-fry for 15 minutes on medium to high heat.
  • Then add in corn starch mixture and water, stir and mix well. Then cover with a wok lid and bring to a rolling boil, turn the heat down to low and let the chicken and shiitake mushrooms simmer for 15 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
  • Remove only the chicken and set aside in a large bowl.
  • Add the hard-boiled eggs into the wok with the braising sauce and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Stirring and moving the eggs around to gently coat the eggs with the sauce.
  • Return the cooked chicken to the wok to reheat, taking care not to break the eggs.
  • Serve with steamed basmati rice.

Notes

Allergens: Soy and eggs.
Nutrition Facts
Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms
Serving Size
 
1 people
Amount per Serving
Calories
442.54
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18.16
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
3.73
g
23
%
Trans Fat
 
0.02
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2.27
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9.69
g
Cholesterol
 
282.5
mg
94
%
Sodium
 
946.08
mg
41
%
Potassium
 
684.29
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
 
26.26
g
9
%
Fiber
 
0.54
g
2
%
Sugar
 
17.49
g
19
%
Protein
 
38.61
g
77
%
Vitamin A
 
305.8
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
 
2.65
mg
3
%
Calcium
 
41.31
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1.42
mg
8
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe?Mention @healthygfasian or tag #healthygfasian!

Subscribe To My Newsletter For The Latest Gluten Free Asian Recipes

Daphne Goh Gluten Free Asian Recipes Healthy gf Asian

4 thoughts on “Braised Chicken and Hard Boiled Eggs with Mushrooms”

Leave a comment

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.