[shanghai] Crispy Chicken

Name: [shanghai] Crispy Chicken
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Chickens; 200ml oil; 25g salt; 10g Fennel; 10ml White wine; 25ml Cooking Wine; a little Shallots; a little ginger; 1 tbsp Oyster sauce

by Xianger Kitchen

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Hard

Time

1h

Serving

2

Crispy chicken is a special traditional dish here. There is no chicken without a feast. Why don't you have less chicken for banquets for relatives and friends? Shanghai Crispy Chicken, golden color, crispy skin, tender meat, rich flavor, you can try and make it if you like. "

Ingredients

500g Chickens
200ml Oil
25g Salt
10g Fennel
10ml White Wine
25ml Cooking Wine
a little Shallots
a little Ginger
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce

[shanghai] Crispy Chicken

1. Dry the water after washing the chicken

2. Prepare salt, white wine and cumin

3. First spread the white wine evenly, then add salt and cumin, spread evenly, cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 12 hours

4. Prepare cooking wine, ginger slices and shallots

5. Rinse the chicken with running water, then stuff the ginger slices and spring onions into the chicken belly

6. In a steamer on cold water, add cooking wine and steam over high heat

7. Take out the sliced ginger and shallots from the chicken belly, then put on oyster sauce

8. Pour oil in the pot

9. Heat the oil for 7 minutes and add the chicken

10. Fry until the skin turns yellow and the noodles are burnt and crispy, remove

11. Cut into pieces and serve

Tips:
The time for steaming the chicken depends on the size and tenderness of the chicken. I used 500 grams of local chicken and steamed for about 1 hour.