It's rainy and chilly in Melbourne today, so it's time for simple ingredients and whatever dried good is available in the pantry. Plus, my girlfriend is a lover of Chinese food, happy girlfriend happy life, am I right or am I right?

500g Maryland (skin on chicken thigh) chopped into pieces (you can use a cleaver but I just ask the butcher)

2.5 tbsp soy sauce

2tbsp rice wine (can be skipped, I don't feel like it add anything to this dish tbh)

2tsp sugar

2tsp corn starch

2tsp sesame oil

4 dried shiitake mushrooms

handful of dried black fungus (木耳）

handful of dried cordyceps flower (蟲草花）

give your dried ingredients a wash and then soak them in hot water for 20 minutes

pat dry chicken and then mix in your wet ingredients, and toss thoroughly, let marinate for 20 minutes

In the mean time, slice your soaked shiitake mushroom thinly and trim the black fungus in half if they are too big

combine and mix the chicken and rest of the ingredients together

lay it flat on a wide flat dish and steam using medium high heat for 12-15 minutes

serve with a bowl of white Rice and a side of steamed veggies and you will get praises from your partner for making a wonderfully delicious dinner!