Directions:
1. Put cold water in a pot and heat over a strong fire. Put in the chicken and boil until blood comes out in the form of foam. Take out and wash clean. Cut the ham and bamboo shoots into slices.

2.Put the chicken with the belly up in an earthen pot. Add the water, salt, MSG, cooking oil, scallions and ginger in the pot. Place the bamboo shoots and ham slices on top of the chicken. Put on the lid and steam the earthen pot with the chicken in it for 2 hours.

3. Take the earthen pot out of the steamer. Remove the lid and place the green vegetables that have been previously quick-boiled in water on both sides of the chicken. Put hte earthen pot on small fire and bring hte dish to boil. It is ready to serve.

Features: The meat is soft that it separates from the bones without any change in teh shape of a whole chicken.
Taste: Salty and delicous.