Chicken with Ginger Wine

Name: Chicken with Ginger Wine
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, about 1.6 kg/3½ lb; 30 ml/2 tbsp finely grated fresh root ginger; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 60 ml/4 tbsp ginger wine, Chinese wine or sherry; 5 spring onions/scallions, cut into 5 cm/2 in lengths and then into fine strips; 60 ml/4 tbsp ginger wine, Chinese wine or sherry; 60 ml/4 tbsp ginger wine, Chinese wine or sherry; dipping sauce, to serve (optional); 5 spring onions/scallions, cut into 5 cm/2 in lengths and then into fine strips; 2 fresh red chillies, seeded and sliced into long, thin strips

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

The rub for this recipe isn’t based on a Chinese product, but rather on a ginger wine that has been made in England since the 18th century. It is widely available, but gingered Chinese wine or sherry can be substituted. Steaming the chicken makes it tender, and the ginger gives it flavour.

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, about 1.6 kg/3½ lb
30 ml/

Asia
China
Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Place the chicken on a deep plate that will fit in your wok or steamer. Put the ginger in a bowl and add the salt. Stir in the wine or sherry. Spread the mixture over the chicken and rub it in well.
Sprinkle the spring onion and chilli strips evenly over the chicken, then place the plate containing the chicken in the steamer or wok. Cover and steam for 1 hour o