Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew)
Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew)

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chinese roast chicken (chicken char siew). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew) Char Siew basically means "roasting meat on wooden forks." The method is the equivalent of barbecuing or open fire roasting. I'm going to roast this in the oven instead. When people talk about Char Siew is it almost universally referring to pork but chicken is the lesser alternative.

Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chinese roast chicken (chicken char siew) using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew):
  1. Get 1/2 Chicken (debone, with skin)
  2. Prepare 12 Chicken Wings
  3. Prepare Marinade (mix well);
  4. Make ready 1 tsp White Pepper
  5. Take 2 tsp Five Spice Powder
  6. Get 1 tsp Salt
  7. Prepare 40 g Ginger (minced)
  8. Get 40 g Garlic (minced)
  9. Make ready 40 g Shallots (minced)
  10. Take 1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
  11. Make ready 1 Tbsp Taucu Paste (Yellow Bean Paste)
  12. Make ready 1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  13. Get 1 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
  14. Prepare 6 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  15. Take 1 tsp Sesame Oil
  16. Take 3 Tbsp Sugar
  17. Make ready Glaze;
  18. Make ready 2 Tbsp Honey
  19. Take 4 Tbsp Sugar
  20. Make ready 1/2 cup Water

Season the chicken with salt to taste, and put the chicken on the BBQ grill or, if broiling, put it on the prepared baking sheet. Keep an eye on it so it does not burn. The total cooking time depends on the size of the meat. Very nicely roasted char siew chicken.

Instructions to make Chinese Roast Chicken (Chicken Char Siew):
  1. MARINADE; marinate the chicken 3 hours to overnight. The next day, remember to bring out the chicken from the refrigerator and let warm up to room temperature.
  2. ROAST; Pre heat the oven the 230 Celcius (450 Fahrenheit). Lay the chicken on a baking tray. Turn down the heat to 180 C (360 F) and roast the chicken for 12-15 minutes (for an entire deboned chicken, roast for 20 minutes). After 12-15 minutes, turn off the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes (the internal temperature of the meat should be 175 C). BASTE; optionally, you can baste the chicken with the marinade on the 10th minute.
  3. GLAZE; While the chicken is roasting, heat the Glaze mixture in a Saucepan until the liquid has thicken.
  4. GLAZING; After the chicken is cooked (12-15 minutes) and during the rest period, brush the chicken with our Glaze mixture and continue to let it rest in the oven for another 5 minutes.
  5. SERVE; Cut the chicken into serving pieces and then serve.

I have ever roast char siew chicken wings & a few pieces of chicken fillet using commercial LKK char siew sauce. Seeing yours made from scratch is so yummy-licious and so tempting. Reply Delete This Chinese Chicken is the chicken version of Chinese Barbecue Pork. The marinade is slightly adjusted to make it more suitable for chicken - mainly less sugar because there's more surface area with chicken so I find the pork Char Siu marinade a bit too sweet and also easier to cook on the BBQ/stove without burning the marinade. The best part of the roast chicken is the juice seeping out during the roasting process; drizzle the juice on steamed rice while you sink your teeth into the moist and tender pieces of chicken.

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