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Barrel chicken (桶仔雞)

Whole chicken slowly cooked in a wooden barrel with aromatic ingredients, coming out tender and fragrant. A specialty of Taiwan's night markets, where the dish is sold by the piece.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Marinade

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Clean the chicken, pat it dry with paper towels and lightly score the thighs and breasts.
  2. Mix the soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, sesame oil and pepper.
  3. Rub the chicken inside and out with this marinade, then let it rest in the fridge for 2 hours.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Place the chicken in an ovenproof dish, with the star anise, cinnamon and spring onions.
  5. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  6. Remove the foil, baste the chicken with its juices and continue cooking for 20 minutes at 220 °C, until golden.
  7. Let it rest 5 minutes, cut into pieces and serve with the cooking juices and rice.

Variations and tips

On the barbecue. Cook the chicken with the lid closed over indirect heat, at about 180 °C, for 50 minutes.

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