Chicken in a Chinese Steamer Materials: one chicken(2000g) 30g scallion 30g ginger 3g pepper Preparations Clean the chicken and cut into large pieces. Put in a Chinese steamer, add a little water, scallion sections and ginger slices, steam the steamer for 4-5 hours till the chicken is soft and tender. Pick out the scallion and ginger, then sprinkle with seasonings.