Peking Glazed Chicken Legs Recipes

PEKING CHICKEN - DEEP-FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the chicken.
• Cut the chicken into 8 equal pieces.
• Rub the salt and white pepper over the chicken pieces.
• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, Chinese rice wine or sherry, 2 of the chopped green onions, minced ginger and sugar.
• Set aside half of the marinade to use later.
• Place the chicken pieces in a large resealable bag.
• Pour in the unreserved marinade.
• Seal and place in the refrigerator. Marinate for 4 to 6 hours, turning occasionally to make sure all of the chicken is covered.
• Heat oil for deep-frying to between 360-375°F.
• While the oil is heating, drain the chicken pieces and discard the marinade used to marinate the chicken.
• Make sure the chicken pieces are quite dry.
• Dredge each of the chicken pieces in the flour.
• Deep-fry the chicken, a few pieces at a time, in the hot oil until they are golden brown and crispy.
• Remove from the wok with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok.
• Add the minced garlic and the reserved green onion and stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds).
• Add the reserved marinade.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add the deep-fried chicken.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve immediately.

PEKING GLAZED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken legs. Place chicken legs in a non-metallic dish or resealable plastic bag. To make marinade, place marinade ingredients in a 2-cup measuring cup and stir until well combined. Pour marinade over chicken and cover or close bag. Marinate in refrigerator several hours or overnight.
• To make basting sauce, place sauce ingredients in a 2-cup measuring cup and stir until well combined; set aside.
• Preheat grill and lightly coat with oil or cooking spray. Drain chicken and discard marinade. Place chicken on prepared grill 4 to 6 inches from source of heat.
• Cook 25 to 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush chicken with basting sauce and continue to grill an additional 10 to 15 minutes, basting and turning frequently until chicken is no longer pink inside. Watch closely to prevent over browning.

HOT CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and place a wire baking rack on top.
• Fill a large pot with water. Add minced garlic, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Add chicken legs; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Arrange chicken legs on the wire rack. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Flip and continue baking until juices run clear, about 20 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken legs to a slow cooker. Cover with hot pepper sauce and melted butter.
• Cook on Low until flavors combine, 1 to 2 hours.

PEKING DUCK WITH HONEY AND FIVE-SPICE GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine honey, soy sauce, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
• In a large saucepan, bring 4 quarts water to a boil. Meanwhile, remove giblets and neck from duck cavity and discard (or reserve for another use). Cut off excess fat from cavity and neck area, then cut off tail. (This helps balance the duck vertically over the beer can.)
• Using your fingers, carefully separate the skin from the breast meat through the bottom of the breasts and work your fingers upward to separate the skin from the meat (be careful not to tear skin). Next, separate the skin from the backbone through the neck and working your way down until you reach the legs. (Scissors are helpful, but be careful to avoid piercing the skin.) Transfer duck to a rack set in the sink.
• Using a ladle or measuring cup, pour half of the boiling water evenly over top of the duck. Flip duck and pour the remaining water evenly all over second side. Tilt duck to drain all water from the cavity, then pat dry with paper towels.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder with 1 teaspoon salt, the black pepper and 1 tablespoon of the glaze. Rub the mixture inside the cavity. Stand duck vertically by inserting beer can into cavity and place in a roasting pan or on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the remaining glaze all over the duck and sprinkle evenly with remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Place duck in the refrigerator, uncovered, until the skin feels dry and leathery, 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees with rack in bottom third of oven. Remove duck from refrigerator, and add 1 1/2 cups water to the pan. Wrap wing tips and tips of drumsticks with foil to prevent burning, then loosely tent duck with foil. Roast for 15 minutes. Decrease temperature to 350 degrees and roast, tented with foil, until skin is mahogany and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes more, adding more water to the pan if needed.
• Leaving duck on the can, transfer duck vertically to a cutting board and let rest for 15 minutes. Carve the crispy skin from the back and legs of the duck, and slice into strips.
• Carefully remove duck from the beer can and return to cutting board. Carve off the breasts and legs; thinly slice the breasts and shred dark meat.
• Carefully strain pan juices into a small bowl and pour off all the fat. In another small bowl, whisk together the hoisin, sesame oil and up to 1/4 cup of the pan juices to form sauce.
• To serve, spread 1 tablespoon prepared sauce on each tortilla. Top each with some scallions, cucumbers, duck meat and crispy skin. Roll up and enjoy warm.

PEKING CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Wash and dry the chicken. Cut out excess fat. With the chicken in the sink ladle the boiling water over it several times, turning the chicken to cover all parts. Continue until you see the fat nodules under the skin expand. Put the chicken on a rack in a baking dish. Brush your choice of glaze generously over all the skin. Reserve glaze for later. Let the glazed chicken dry for an hour. Brush more glaze. Repeat till all the glaze is used. (Shortcut. Make a 12-inch hanger cut from a wire coat hanger. Bend one end at enough of an angle to push through the tendons at the bottom of the two legs. Curve the other end of the hanger so that it will hang over a shower curtain road mounted over the center of a bathtub. With the chicken hung like that it is easier to spin the chicken while applying the glaze. If you have a fan that you can train on the chicken, the drying process can be reduced to one, rather than four, hours. The skin is ready when it feels papery.) Preheat oven to 400º. Roast the chicken on the rack for 30 minutes. Turn the chicken over taking care not to tear the skin. Roast for another 30-40 minutes. After taking it out of the oven, place it on a warm dish. Dipping Sauce Heat the sesame oil in a sauce pan. Add the hoisin sauce, sugar, and water. Simmer 2-3 minutes till thickened. Cool, then refrigerate till ready to serve the chicken. Serve with Mandarin pancakes, cucumber sticks, scallions, and the dipping sauce.