Comments on: Braised Chestnut Chicken (板栗炖鸡)

By: Maryna M

Maryna M — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:08:03 +0000

Cooked it yesterday – we have spent the weekend at Etna and collectedsome fresh chestnust in the forrest there. I made it with a few small adjustments (substituted star anice with a little bit of Chinese 5 spice mix that I’ve made some time ago). It all came out delicious and I’m very excited that I will also have some leftovers for lunch today!

Thank you, your website became a wonderful discovery for me!

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 01:21:54 +0000

In reply to SB. The chestnut doesn't' really add flavors to the dish and it is here more for texture. You can skip the chestnut if you cannot find them. Sometimes I also use mushrooms and it is super tasty.

By: SB

SB — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:07:17 +0000

Nice recipe. Are there any substitutes for 板栗(Bǎnlì/chinese chestnut)? Thanks.

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:44:26 +0000

In reply to Elisa. I think you totally can :)

By: Elisa

Elisa — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:34:53 +0000

Looks yummy ! I looooove chesnuts ! Can I replace the chicken by tofu to make it vegetarian ? Thanks

By: Errol

Errol — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:59:24 +0000

Had this Beautiful Dish two nights ago Maggie.It was so nice with Rice.

By: Sakura

Sakura — Thu, 27 May 2021 01:10:06 +0000

Thank you for this delicious recipe. I cannot eat sweet chestnuts so I was very pleased to find a savoury recipe using this ingredient.

By: Nina Contini Melis

Nina Contini Melis — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:35:27 +0000

Loved this recipe and it was delcious. The only thing I found confusing is that it requires 3 Tb of light soy sauce and 1 of dark soy sauce, but reading the directions, it tells you when to add the dark soy sauce but doesn’t mention when to add the light one.

By: Mare

Mare — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:10:16 +0000

This was really good!

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:30:45 +0000

In reply to Mare. You can definitely cut the thighs into halves. That will help the flavor soaking in. I've cooked with whole thighs in the past and the result was not bad. But I personally prefer the smaller cut so you can get a more flavorful meat.