Boiled Chicken Chinese Style Adapted From The Frugal Gourmet Recipes

CHINESE BOILED CHICKEN WITH ONIONS - CHOW YOW GAI

Steps:

• Fill a large kettle with water and bring to a boil. (An 8-quart pot two-thirds filled with water works great for a 2 1/2 to 3-pound bird.)
• When the water boils, place the whole cleaned chicken into it. When the water stops boiling, take the chicken out.
• Cover the pot and when the water again boils, place the chicken back in the pot. Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Leave the chicken in the pot and the pot on the burner. After one hour, the chicken is done. Remove, and cool.
• Debone the chicken and tear the meat into small strips.
• Place them on a large platter.
• Clean the green onions, and split each onion down the middle. Then cut them up into 1/2-inch pieces and place over the mound of chicken.
• Pour the soy sauce and the sesame oil over the chicken.
• Pour the salt over the onions.
• When you are ready to serve, pour the hot peanut oil over onions and chicken.
• Toss like salad and serve.

BOILED CHICKEN, CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Fill a large kettle with water, and bring to a boil. (An 8 quart pot two-thirds filled with water works great for a 2 1/2 - 3 pound bird). When the water boils, place the whole cleaned chicken into it. When the water stops boiling, take the chicken out. Cover the pot, and when the water again boils, place the chicken back in the pot. Cover the pot, and turn off the heat. Leave the chicken in the pot and the pot on the burner. After 1 hour the chicken is done. Remove and cool.
• You can debone this chicken in very little time. If you are on a low-salt/low-fat diet, be sure to remove the skin. Save the juices that flow from the bird when deboning because this liquid contains a great deal of natural gelatin and will help keep the bird moist if you should decide to store the meat in the refridgerator. The chicken is ready to serve or use.

BOILED CHICKEN, CHINESE STYLE (ADAPTED FROM THE FRUGAL GOURMET)

Steps:

• Fill a large kettle with water, add OXO (or Herb-Ox Chicken, in the US) and bring to a boil. (An 8-qt pot 2/3 filled with water works great for a 2 1/2 to 3 lb bird).
• When the water boils, turn off the heat source and place the whole cleaned chicken (or whole boneless chicken breasts) into the pot. When the water stops boiling, take the chicken out. Cover the pot, and when the water boils again, place the chicken back in the pot. Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Leave the chicken in the pot on the stove. After 1 hour the chicken is done. Remove and cool
• You can de-bone this chicken in very little time. For low fat chicken, remove the skin. Save the juices that flow from the bird when deboning because this liquid contains a great deal of natural gelatin and will help keep the bird moist if you decide to store the meat in the refrigerator.
• The chicken is ready to use in a salad such as this:
• Chicken Salad
• cooked chicken
• celery, chopped
• mayonnaise, sour cream or yogurt
• green onions, chopped
• capers, chopped (optional)
• salt and pepper
• lettuce
• Chop the chicken, and mix with all the remaining ingredients except lettuce.
• Serve on a bed of lettuce.
• source: Frugal Gourmet

CHICKEN WITH LEEKS AND CREAM

Steps:

• Tear up the chicken meat into bite sized pieces.
• Cut the leeks into 2-inch pieces up to the point where the leek begins to turn green. Slice the piece once lengthwise, and divide the leaves. Rinse if dirty.
• Saute the leek stems and garlic in the oil. Then, add leek leaves, if desired. Do not allow the leaves to discolor; you simply want to cook them until they are barely tender.
• Add the chicken to the pan, and cook it until hot. Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mix well, and add the cream. Heat, and serve. Decorate with parsley.

FRUGAL GOURMET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Choose a stockpot or large sauce pan, depending on amount of chicken you are making.
• Fill pot with water and bring to boil.
• Place chicken with skin in pot until it stops boiling.
• (Seals in juices) Remove chicken from pot.
• Bring pot to a boil again.
• Put chicken back in and bring to a full boil.
• When water and chicken are boiling again, put lid on pan, turn burner off.
• Let stand for one hour.
• Finish chicken by placing on grill for 15- 20 minutes Brush with barbecue sauce.
• Preparation time is an estimate.

CHINESE COLD BOILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the thighs generously with salt and pepper. Put them in a pot and barely cover with cold water. Add the ginger, garlic, star anise and the two whole scallions. Bring to a gentle boil and skim any rising foam. Turn the heat to very low, cover, and cook at a bare simmer for 1 hour.
• Transfer the thighs to a bowl to cool. Skim the fat from the surface of the cooking liquid. Over high heat, reduce the liquid by half, about 10 minutes, then strain it over the thighs. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• To serve, arrange the chicken on a platter, leaving some of the jellied broth clinging to the thighs. (Alternatively, the skin may be removed and discarded, and the meat pulled from the bone and shredded.) Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with slivered scallions, cilantro and, if you like, jalapeño slices. Drizzle with sesame oil and surround with lime wedges.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S LOOED ( LEWD) CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Put the first six ingredients into a stockpot and bring to the boil.
• Add chicken wing pieces and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Cool in the liquid.
• Drain and serve cold drizzled with sesame oil, if desired.
• Save the sauce to use again (keep refrigerated).