Yin Yang Chicken
1 hour 15 minutes
10 Servings
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Yin Yang Chicken, enjoy tender and juicy chicken with spicy Sichuan sauce and fragrant ginger and spring onion sauce to double your prosperity in this coming Chinese New Year.
Ingredients: Poached Chicken
| 3 litre | Water |
| 2 inches | Ginger, thinly sliced |
| 3 strings | Spring onion, tie into a knot |
| 1 whole | Chicken, cleaned and drained |
| 5 tbsp | TUMIX® Chicken Stock |
| 2 litre | Ice water |
| 2 tbsp | Sesame oil |
Ingredients: Spicy Sichuan Sauce
| 10 cloves | Garlic, chopped |
| 30 g | Ginger, minced |
| 30 g | Spring onion, chopped |
| 1 cup | Chili oil |
| ½ cup | Cooking oil |
| 2 tbsp | Sichuan peppercorn |
| 2 tbsp | Chilli flakes |
| 2 tsp | TUMIX® Chicken Stock |
| 2 tbsp | Oyster sauce |
| 2 tbsp | Sesame oil |
| ¼ cup | Chicken broth, from poaching the chicken |
| 1½ tbsp | Black vinegar |
| 2 tsp | Toasted sesame seed |
| 2 tsp | Toasted crushed peanut |
Ingredients: Ginger and Spring Onion Sauce
| 1 cup | Cooking oil |
| 200 g | Ginger, minced |
| 100 g | Spring onion, chopped |
| 1 tsp | TUMIX® Chicken Stock |
| 20 g | Toasted sesame seed |
| 2 tsp | Sesame oil |
Method: Poached Chicken
- Marinate chicken with 2 tbsp TUMIX® Chicken Stock and keep in a chiller overnight.
- Put water, ginger, spring onion, 2 tbsp TUMIX® Chicken Stock in a pot and stir well. Bring to boil.
- Add in whole chicken and let it cook for 8 minutes. Then turn off the heat, put on the lid and let it soaked for 45 minutes.
- Poke the chicken with chopstick, if no blood comes out, it means that the chicken is fully cooked. Take out the chicken and soak in ice water for 5 minutes.
- Cut the chicken, divide into two and transfer to a separate serving plate.
- Mix sesame oil with 1 tbsp TUMIX® Chicken Stock and brush on the chicken.
- Pour spicy Sichuan sauce on half of the chicken and another half serve with ginger and spring onion sauce on side.
Method: Spicy Sichuan Sauce
- Put garlic, ginger and spring onion in a stainless steel bowl or high-heat resistant bowl. Keep aside.
- Heat the chili oil and cooking oil on low heat. Then add in sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes on low heat for 8 minutes to infuse the flavour into oil.
- Pour the hot oil in the bowl with mixture. Put in TUMIX® Chicken Stock, oyster sauce, sesame oil, chicken broth and black vinegar.
- Pour sauce over poached chicken and sprinkle with toasted sesame seed, crushed peanut and spring onion.
- Ready to serve.
Method: Ginger and Spring Onion Sauce
- Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry ginger on low heat for 5 minutes or until brown then add in spring onion and continue frying until fragrant.
- Add in TUMIX® Chicken Stock, sesame oil and toasted sesame seed. Stir well and turn off the heat and let it cool down.
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seed and ready to serve with poached chicken.
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