Drunken chicken
Drunken chicken, from above
Non vegZhejiang

Drunken chicken

Silky poached chicken soaked overnight in Shaoxing wine. Cold, fragrant and very grown up.

Contains alcohol

For adults of legal drinking age where you live. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

40 minTime
34 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayPoached chicken steeped in Shaoxing wine.
The original
355kcalsame
34 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
40minutessame

Zui ji, a Shaoxing and Shanghai classic.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)2 whole legs, about 700 g
Gingera few slices
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks
Waterto poach
Salt2 tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Shaoxing wine1 cup

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Poach the chicken with ginger and spring onion at a bare simmer for 18 minutes, then rest in the hot water off the heat 10 minutes.
  2. 2Plunge into iced water for 10 minutes.
  3. 3Mix 300 ml of the cooled poaching stock with salt, sugar and the wine.
  4. 4Submerge the chicken in the marinade and refrigerate at least 12 hours.
  5. 5Chop into pieces and serve cold with a little marinade.
Serve it like this

Arrange the chopped chicken skin side up on a chilled plate with a few spoons of the marinade poured over. Serve as a cold starter.

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