Fangxian Flower Shiitake Chicken Stew 房县小花菇炖鸡
Fangxian Flower Shiitake Chicken Stew is featured among the local specialties of Hubei.
Fangxian Flower Shiitake Chicken Stew (房县小花菇炖鸡) pairs chicken with the aromatic mushrooms of Fang County (房县). A March 2023 Shiyan Evening News (十堰晚报) feature places mushroom-stewed chicken among local dishes and describes a simple preparation with ginger, cooking wine and salt.
Ingredients
Fangxian’s flower shiitake have rounded caps, thick flesh, short stems and deep cracks across their surface. Shiyan Evening News describes them as smooth and tender, with a strong aroma. Their patterned caps are a characteristic feature of this local mushroom.
How it is made
In Shiyan Evening News’s recipe, the chicken is washed and cut into three large pieces. It goes into a deep soup pot with sliced ginger, rinsed mushrooms, cooking wine and water. After the liquid reaches a boil, the heat is reduced for about twenty minutes of cooking. Salt and goji berries are added near the end, followed by another five minutes over medium heat.
This preparation rinses the mushrooms rather than soaking them beforehand, allowing them to take up the chicken broth as they cook.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-27. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.