Description
A god-tier diet recipe replacing rice with oatmeal in the Taiwanese favorite way of eating 'Ma You Ji'—traditional medicinal soup of black sesame oil, ginger, and chicken.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Oatmeal(Yanmai)
- Chicken thighs
- Hei Ma You(Black sesame oil)
- Ginger(Lao Jiang)
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Heat Hei Ma You in a pot, slow-fry sliced Lao Jiang (old ginger) until crispy.
- Add bite-sized chicken thighs, fry.
- Pour rice wine and water, simmer burning off alcohol.
- Season with salt, toss in oatmeal.
- Finish when oatmeal absorbs every drop of sesame oil soup and turns gooey.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Heavy black sesame oil aroma and vivid ginger stimulation
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Thin-sliced pork (becomes Ma You Zhurou Yanmai Zhou)
Pairing
Cold tea、Light veg stir-fry
Trivia
[For Women] Originally eaten with white rice or somen, but changing to oatmeal drastically lowers GI while oat stickiness completely holds soup umami. No better staple for cold sensitivity.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Top with a fried egg (Ma You Jian Dan), stuffing your mouth with egg and oatmeal that absorbed black sesame oil soup!
Allergen
Chicken, Wheat (Oatmeal), Sesame