Saturday May 25

Five Spice Chinese Roast Chicken

Five Spice Chinese Roast Chicken

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Category: Chicken,   -  Author: gracekitchens
Ready in: 45m  -  Cooking time: 1h 30m  - 
Rating 5.00/5
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Five Spice Chinese Roast Chicken

Ingredients

For 8 people ()

  • 0.25 cup soy sauce
  • 0.25 cup escallion, chopped
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Five Spice Powder
  • 1 whole chicken
  • 0 Five Spice Chicken Sauce:
  • 1.5 cups chicken dripping
  • 1.5 cups chicken stock
  • 0.5 cup carrots, sliced, blanched
  • 1 stalk escallion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 0.25 cup water

Directions

  1. Clean, wash and drain chicken well.
  2. Combine soy sauce, chopped escallion, salt, sugar and five spice powder and mix well.
  3. Pour the mixture over the chicken and rub under the skin and in the cavity of the chicken.  Cover and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
  4. Tie chicken legs together and place in a roasting pan.   Cover with aluminium foil and roast at (350°F) 180°C for between 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
  5. Chop the roast chicken and arrange on a platter.  Serve with Five Spice Chicken Sauce.

    Five Spice Chicken Sauce:
  6. Combine the chicken dripping and chicken stock in a pot and put to boil.
  7. Add the blanched carrots, escallion and the crushed ginger and bring mixture to a boil. 
  8. Combine cornstarch and water and add to the boiling mixture, stirring constantly to avoid lumping.  Cook for 1-2 minutes.

    Chicken stock        :     Boil 1 packet Grace Cock Soup Mix with 4 cups water; strain and use as desired.

    Method Note      :     Freeze left over chicken until required, then reheat and use immediately.

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