China

Drunken Chicken

Name: Drunken Chicken
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 700 g Chicken thighs or half chicken; 300 ml Shaoxing rice wine; some of each Ginger & spring onion; 1 tbsp Goji berries; 1 tbsp Salt; 200 ml Chicken stock; some Sichuan pepper

Cold chicken in Shaoxing wine from Shanghai

Drunken chicken (zui ji) is a cold starter of Jiangnan cuisine around Shanghai. Poached chicken steeps for hours in a brew of Shaoxing rice wine.

The tender meat takes on the fine wine aroma and is served chilled in slices – an elegant, refreshing dish for warm days.

Servings4

Time60 min (+ steeping)

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken thighs or half chicken700 g
Shaoxing rice wine300 ml
Ginger & spring onionsome of each
Goji berries1 tbsp
Salt1 tbsp
Chicken stock200 ml
Sichuan peppersome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Gently poach the chicken with ginger and spring onion.
Refresh at once in iced water so the skin stays firm.
Season the stock with salt and poaching liquid, cool.
Mix with Shaoxing wine and goji berries into a brew.
Steep the chicken overnight, serve cold in slices.

Make it original

Shaoxing rice wine and goji berries for drunken chicken are in the Asia Boutique.

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