Thursday, 10 July 2008

Chicken Char Siew


I tried this because my mother in law doesn't eat pork. It turned out well, and she loves it!

Ingredients:
1.5 kg Whole Chicken drumstick, debone

Marinade:
5 tbsp Hoisin sauce
1 tsp Fresh garlic, chopped
4 tsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
1/4 cup Sugar
2 tbsp Shao Xing Rice wine
1 tsp Five spice powder
1/4 Salt
1/2 tsp Red colouring
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp oil

Method:
1. Marinade chicken with all the ingredients for 2 hours or more.

2. Pre heat the oven to 220 c.

3. Place the chicken (keep the marinating sauce) on a rack, grill for 20 minutes until both side are cooked, brushing the marinating sauce on the meat to give a nice shinny glaze.

4. Increase the heat to 250 c and Grill the meat for further 5 minutes until slightly charred.

5. Boil the marinating sauce mixture in a wok until it is thicken sauce.

6. Cut the meat into slices and serve with the sauce.

Tips: 1. You can use chicken breast

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