Supreme Chicken Char Siu
- 2 Chicken thigh
- 5 Soft boiled eggs
- 1 Spinach
- 1 Very thinly julienned Japanese leek
- 200 ml Chicken broth
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 stalk's worth The green part of a Japanese leek
- 3 clove Garlic
- 100 ml Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
- Salt the chicken generously, and leave for 10 minutes.
- Wash the salt off with water, pat dry and roll up with the skin side out.
- Wrap the chicken in plastic wrap, and twist both ends shut as it were a piece of candy.
- Make about 10 small holes in the plastic with a toothpick.
- If you don't make the holes, the plastic will inflate and may burst when it's heated.
- Put the wrapped chicken in a pot of boiling water, and boil for 30 minutes.
- Turn the heat down very low, and don't let it boil up.
- This broth will be used later for the marinade.
- Turn off the heat when the 30 minutes are up.
- Unwrap the chicken, and leave it in the broth for about 20 minutes.
- This broth makes for a delicious soup base so don't throw it out.
- Make the marinade.
- Smash the 3 garlic cloves.
- Put all the marinade ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
- Don't let it simmer down too much because you don't want to reduce it.
- While the marinade is still hot, put the chicken and that marinade (with the garlic and leek too) in a bowl, and leave as is so that the chicken can soak up flavor.
- When the liquid has cooled down, put in the soft boiled eggs so that they can soak up the flavor too.
- Turn the eggs over occasionally so that they are evenly flavored.
- Cover the chicken and eggs with kitchen parchment paper to prevent the surface from drying out.
- Spoon the marinade over them occasionally.
- After 12 hours, the chicken and eggs will look really nice.
- If you can, marinate them for about 24 hours.
- Slice the chicken to your desired thickness.
- I recommend slicing it rather thickly (at least 5 mm)!
- Arrange the sliced chicken with some cooked spinach and finely julienned white leek on a plate, and spoon on some of the marinade.
- Add the eggs, and serve!
- To see how to cook soft boiled eggs, see.
- For a char siu that is baked in the oven, see.
- Instructions for how to prep inexpensive chicken breast meat for the best results.
- Use the broth from Step 4 to make soup!
- It's delicious.
- Here's a recipe for authentic char siu.
chicken thigh, eggs, spinach, chicken broth, shaoxing wine, clove garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, oyster sauce
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169614-supreme-chicken-char-siu (may not work)