Red Cooked Chicken Eastern Chinese Style Recipes

RED COOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken; brown 2 to 3 minutes per side; remove.
• Discard fat.
• Whisk in 1 1/2 cups water with next 6 ingredients.
• Add chicken. Cook uncovered, turning occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken with slotted spoon to platter; cover and keep warm.
• Skim and discard fat from sauce.
• Return skillet to heat; bring to a boil.
• Blend cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water in bowl.
• Add to boiling sauce, whisking until thickened.
• Stir in sesame oil.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• Garnish with cilantro and green onion and serve with rice.

CHINESE RED COOKED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the sherry, sugar, soy sauce, water, crushed fennel seeds, ginger, orange rind strips, and cinnamon sticks, and bring to a boil; reduce the temperature and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken thighs, cover the Dutch oven partially with the lid, and simmer for 45 minutes, turning the thighs occasionally.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks and rind; discard.
• In a bowl, pour the boiling water over the bean threads and let stand for about 5 minutes or until threads are soft; drain.
• Serve the thighs over the threads/noodles.
• Cooking Light, June 1998.
• Note: you can also use drumsticks instead of thighs, but do take the skin off to make sure the meat gets all the flavor! :).

RED COOKED CHICKEN, EASTERN CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Star anise (available in Asian markets) comes in cellophane bags.
• Whole ones have a total of eight points, each with an anise seed inside.
• If you can't find a whole one, just count out eight broken pieces.
• Use a little more or less to taste but don't omit it since it's an important element in this recipe.
• The original recipe calls for Chinese rock sugar which imparts a lustrous finish to the gravy.
• Available in Asian stores.
• Remove any excess fat from the chicken.
• Heat oil and brown chicken on all sides.
• Add the anise, scallions, ginger& garlic and brown slightly.
• Combine the soy sauces, brown sugar, stock and sherry and pour into the pot with the chicken.
• Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down until the sauce is simmering slightly.
• Cook uncovered for 45- 50 minutes, turning and basting every 10 minutes.
• To serve just pull the meat off with a serving fork.
• Use the gravy on the chicken and on rice.

FIVE-INGREDIENT RED CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add chicken cubes; cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Reduce heat to medium-high and add coconut cream and curry sauce. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in vermicelli pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Reduce skillet heat to simmer. Add the noodles and let simmer until flavors are absorbed, about 5 minutes. Divide chicken and noodles among individual serving bowls.

RED-COOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Over high heat, bring the first 8 ingredients to a boil in a large saute pan.
• Add the chicken and cover; reduce heat to medium.
• Simmer for 3o minutes, turn chicken over; cover and continue to cook an additional 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil.
• Boil the braising liquid, uncovered, until syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve and spoon off any fat that rises.
• Brush sauce onto chicken to coat; garnish with sliced scallions and serve with extra sauce for dipping.

RED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place flour, salt, and black pepper into a resealable plastic zipper bag, close the bag, and shake several times to mix. Place chicken pieces into the bag, a few at a time, and shake to coat with seasoned flour; place chicken into the prepared baking dish.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the onion over the chicken pieces. Mix together the tomato sauce, water, chutney, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, ground mustard, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Pour the sauce over the onion and chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling, the chicken is no longer pink inside, and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

RED-COOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring chicken, water, soy sauce, sugar, Sherry, ginger, and star anise to a simmer, covered, in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat. Cook until meat is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a serving bowl and keep warm, covered.
• Skim off any fat from sauce and boil sauce until syrupy and reduced by half, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture and whisk into sauce. Boil, whisking, until thickened and shiny, about 1 minute. Discard ginger and star anise.
• Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with scallions.

CHINESE RED PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients, stirring to coat chicken; cover and chill 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, and stir fry 5-7 minutes or until done; remove chicken.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add pepper strips, onions, broccoli; stir fry 2 to 4 minutes or until crisp tender. Remove vegetables from skillet.
• Combine broth and next 4 ingredients, stirring until smooth. Add broth mixture to skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Return chicken and vegetables to skillet, and cook until thoroughly heated. Serve over chow mein noodles.

WHITE- AND RED-COOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth and place in a heavy pan with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat then simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Pour off liquid, reserving it for stock. 2. Stem fresh mushrooms. Add to chicken, along with soy sauce, sherry and salt. 3. Simmer, covered, 1 hour, turning bird once or twice for even coloring. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

RED-COOKED CHICKEN WITH SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Bring water, soy sauce, rice wine, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, tangerine peel, star anise, and 2 cups scallions to a boil in an 8-quart pot, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add whole chicken and simmer, covered, turning once, until just cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer chicken with a large slotted spoon to a platter and brush with sesame oil. Keep warm, covered with foil.
• Pour cooking liquid through a sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids. Skim fat from surface and reserve 1 cup cooking liquid. (Cool remainder, uncovered, then freeze.) Heat vegetable oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry shiitakes and remaining 2 cups scallions with salt, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add reserved cooking liquid and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Cut chicken into serving pieces and serve with sauce.

RED-COOKED CHICKEN WITH CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover the meat completely. Bring the water to a boil and parboil the chicken over medium heat for about 10 minutes, continuously skimming off any scum that forms on the surface. Drain the meat thoroughly.
• Put the chicken, chestnuts, 1½ cups water, wine, both soy sauces, ginger, and sugar in a large clay pot or Dutch oven with a cover. (Alternatively, this dish can be cooked in a slow cooker.) Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and gently simmer the chicken, covered, for 45 minutes or until the meat is tender when pierced with a knife. During that time, replenish the liquid as needed to prevent scorching.