Sesame oil chicken (contains alcohol)

What the tradition says

The tradition holds that this is 溫補、驅寒、補氣血、暖宮.

After a caesarean

剖腹產媽咪不建議使用米酒入菜，尤其傷口若還有發炎時，會使傷口癒合情況不佳; 剖腹生產的人必須延後7到10天才可使用米酒坐月子; and 產後7天內傷口若有紅腫、疼痛時，禁止吃麻油酒煮食物，否則傷口會惡化. The Taiwanese day figure for caesarean is day 21 against day 14.

Ingredientsserves 2

Method

1. Fry ginger in black sesame oil until the edges curl.
2. Brown the chicken.
3. Deglaze with rice wine and simmer. The standard advice, 建議將酒精烹煮久一點到酒精完全蒸發, does not work: USDA retention data puts alcohol retention between about 5% and 85%, and this is a fast dish in which the wine goes in near the end, so retention sits at the high end of that range.

Also cooked then

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Information only. This page records a food tradition and is not medical advice. Recovery differs for everyone. If you are breastfeeding, recovering from a caesarean, taking medication, or feeling unwell, speak to your doctor, midwife or a registered practitioner first. Full statement