*3. Plain Chicken

Name: Plain Chicken (白切鷄)
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 persons
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2½ pints (6 cups) water; 2½ pints (6 cups) canned chicken consommé; 2 spring onions (scallions); 2 spring onions (scallions); 3 slices ginger or 1 level teaspoon ginger powder; 3 slices ginger or 1 level teaspoon ginger powder; One 3-lb. chicken, trussed; Oil

白切鷄

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese Gastronomy

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

About

Ingredients

2½ pints (6 cups) water
2½ pints (6 cups

Asia
China
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Bring water and chicken consommé to the boil with spring onions and ginger or ginger powder. Immerse the chicken breast side down, so that the thickest part is in the centre of the pot. Bring it quickly to the boil again and immediately cover the pot; turn off the heat and remove the pot from the heat. Let it cool, covered, to room temperature. This takes 5 to 6 hours, or it may be left overnig