🇨🇳 Chinese

Chicken Tea-Smoked

Name: Chicken Tea-Smoked
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g, boneless Chicken; 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 3 tbsp Rice; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns; 2 tbsp Peanut Oil; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 3 tbsp Jasmine Tea Leaves

🇨🇳 Chinese

Smoked over tea leaves and sugar until chicken takes on a deep amber, campfire aroma. About 32 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Chicken500 g, boneless
Salt1 tsp
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Rice3 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
Peanut Oil2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Jasmine Tea Leaves3 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Peanut Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, sichuan peppercorns and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the chicken completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the chicken in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with fresh cilantro and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the chicken for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Tea-Smoked Whole Chicken l 茶熏鸡 l 烟熏鸡 · on YouTube