Hello everybody
Welcome to Mrs. Lin’s Kitchen
In today’s video,
I will show you how to make
Taiwanese Sesame Oil Chicken Soup
or Ma Yo Gi Ton in Mandarin Chinese
Ma means Sesame
Yo is oil
gi is chicken
and ton means soup
This is an authentic and hearty dish
for Taiwanese, especially during the winter months
because this dish is considered warm or wholesome
This soup is often made
for women who have given birth
or for people who simply want to feel warmer during the cold weather
Here is the ingredients overview
You can use chicken legs,
wings, drumsticks or chicken thighs with bone
I like using organic chicken with bone
because the meat is juicier
and more flavorful
but feel free to use your favorite part of the chicken
The rice wine to water ratio is 1 to 1
I use half bottle of rice wine
which is about 400ml
If you cannot find Rice Wine or Michiu,
you can use beer instead
After 10 to 15 minutes of cooking,
the alcohol will completely evaporate
Traditionally, black sesame oil is used
because the flavor of this oil is more intense
and it’s perfect for this wholesome recipe
Black sesame oil is quite common in Asian supermarkets
However if you really cannot find this ingredient,
feel free to substitute with regular sesame oil
Let’s prepare the ingredients
First, thinly slice the ginger
It’s better to leave the skin on
because it gives more flavor
but make sure to rinse the ginger very well before cutting
Next, I’m chopping the chicken drumsticks in half
because I prefer the smaller pieces
If you use small chicken parts like wings or legs
you can skip this step
Make sure to use the bottom tip of the cleaver
where there’s more force to get a clean chop
Do the same if you use thighs with bone
Make sure you rinse and pat dry the chicken before cooking
We’re now ready to start cooking
In a wok or pan,
add 4 tbsp of black sesame oil
Then add the ginger slices and
fry them at low heat until the skin looks wrinkled and dried up
At this point,
ginger flavor is completely infused in the sesame oil
Next, add the chicken
Raise the heat to high
and fry until it is no longer pink
Make sure the chicken is dry
before adding them into oil
to prevent the oil from splattering
When the chicken is no longer pink,
add in ½ bottle of rice wine
and ½ bottle of water
Give it a good stir
Close the lid
and let it simmer between 10 to 15 minutes
Stir occasionally
Instead of 1/2 rice wine and 1/2 water,
you can also use the entire bottle of rice wine
without adding water for more wine flavor
Rice wine has a lower boiling point
than water so alcohol will evaporate
after cooking for 10 to 15 minutes
This is my sesame oil chicken after 15 minutes of cooking
You want to make sure the chicken is cooked thru completely
Chicken should naturally be slightly salty
so I never add salt to this dish
but feel free to add salt if needed
You can taste the soup first
and add some salt if you think it’s not salty enough
Sometimes I add dried Goji berries
sparingly to add sweetness to this dish
Just add it toward the end of cooking
You can enjoy the sesame oil chicken by itself
serve it with steam rice
or make noodle soup
To make the noodle soup,
prepare the noodle per instruction on the package
Place noodle into your serving bowl
And pour the sesame oil chicken soup over
Traditionally, a thin noodle called Misua
is used but you can use any other thin noodle
Make sure to use gluten free noodle
if you have gluten allergy
I hope you will like this recipe
Taiwanese believe the combination of rice wine,
black sesame oil and ginger
will help with blood circulation
so it's perfect for cold weather
If you give this recipe a try
or have tried it before,
let me know in the comment area below
how do you think about it
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Thanks for watching
Stay warm and Happy Holidays
I will see you in my next video.