Chicken has always been a sign of prosperity. Until recent times, when food is in abundance, chicken was served only on special days, such as birthdays or festive days like New Year. The chicken thigh, considered the best part of the bird, is usually served to the elders. This is a mandatory dish for the New Year's Eve dinner. Adapted from CHINA: THE COOKBOOK by Kei Lum and Diora Fong Chan.
INGREDIENTS
1 (3 1/4-pounds/ 1.5-kilogram) whole chicken1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 cups (16 fluid ounces/ 475 milliliters) vegetable oil
1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces/ 120 milliliters) light soy sauce
4 ounces/ 120 grams rock sugar
2 star anise
3/4 ounces/ 20 grams ginger (about 1-inch/ 2.5-cm-length piece), sliced
Steamed rice, to serve
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
- Air-dry the chicken in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Rub the dark soy sauce all over the chicken and air-dry for another hour.
- Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan to 300°F/150°C, or until a cube of bread browns in 1 1/2 minutes. Carefully add the chicken and use a slotted spoon to gently roll it in the hot oil for 3–4 minutes until the skin is golden. Carefully remove the chicken from the oil and drain in a colander.
- Pour out most of the oil, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the wok. Add the light soy sauce, rock sugar, star anise, ginger, and 3 cups (25 fluid ounces/ 750 milliliters) water. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to low heat, and simmer. Put the chicken, side down, into the wok and cook for 18 minutes, basting with the sauce as it cooks. Turn the chicken over, cook for another 18 minutes, and baste occasionally. Turn chicken again with the breast facing down and cook for another 5 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Carefully transfer the chicken to a colander to drain and set aside to cool. Cut into pieces.
- Heat the sauce in the wok over high heat and boil for 3–4 minutes until reduced to 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces/120 milliliters). Pour the sauce over the chicken, then serve with rice.
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