Smoked Chicken Recipe
This is a lip smacking Smoked Chicken recipe which will knockout anyone who eats it. Excuse my excitement. You can serve Smoked Chicken as a yummy Side Dish. The Chinese Smoked Chicken has an unique characteristic of addicting you to it on the first bite. Smoked Chicken gets its taste from Chicken. I am certain you and I will concur that this Smoked Chicken is just delicious.
Ingredients
3 lb (1.5 kg) chicken
3 tbsp (45 ml) brown peppercorns
1 tbsp (15 ml) salt
8 cups (2 L) water
4 green onions
3 slices fresh ginger
2 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup (250 ml) soy sauce
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
1/2 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (125 ml) dry tea leaves
1 tbsp (15 ml) sesame oil
Directions
1 Clean and wipe chicken. Fry peppercorns and salt for 1 minute in a wok. Rub into chicken and allow to stand for 2 hours.
2 Bring water to a boil in a large pan. Add green onions, ginger, star anise, cinnamon and soy sauce and simmer 10 minutes. Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes over low heat, turning once. Remove chicken and allow to cool.
3 Put sugar, flour and tea leaves in a wok, and cover with a rack. Sit chicken on its side on rack. Cover tightly and smoke for 45 minutes 1 hour, over a low heat, turning chicken halfway through. Remove chicken from wok and brush with sesame oil; cool.
4 Chop Chinese style and arrange on a platter.
2 Bring water to a boil in a large pan. Add green onions, ginger, star anise, cinnamon and soy sauce and simmer 10 minutes. Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes over low heat, turning once. Remove chicken and allow to cool.
3 Put sugar, flour and tea leaves in a wok, and cover with a rack. Sit chicken on its side on rack. Cover tightly and smoke for 45 minutes 1 hour, over a low heat, turning chicken halfway through. Remove chicken from wok and brush with sesame oil; cool.
4 Chop Chinese style and arrange on a platter.
