Three Yellow Chicken 1 only Shiitake mushrooms 4 flowers
Chives 3 roots Old ginger 10 tablets
Coarse salt 200 grams Zanthoxylum bungeanum 10 pills
Aniseed 2 Huadiao Wine 50 grams
Light soy sauce 10 grams
How to make lotus leaf beggar's chicken Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 1

Step 1

Add Sichuan peppercorns and aniseed to the coarse salt and stir-fry until the salt turns slightly yellow, then set aside to dryCool and set aside. The sea salt I use has coarser grains than the salt used for daily cooking. If there is no sea salt, you can also use the salt used for daily cooking, but the taste of sea salt will be better. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 2

Step 2

Prepare a bowl of Huadiao wine. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 3

Step 3

Clean the mushrooms and remove the stems, slice the ginger, and tie the chives into knots. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 4

Step 4

One three-yellow chicken, cleaned and drained slightly Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 5

Step 5

Then rub the fried salt on the body and abdominal cavity of the chicken. It is not necessary to rub all the fried salt on the chicken. After applying the salt, pat the chicken with your hands and massage it for a while to allow the salt to penetrate into the chicken better. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 6

Step 6

Add Huadiao wine and continue to massage to absorb the flavor.Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 7

Step 7

Make a cut on the inside of the chicken leg so that the leg can be folded into the belly. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 8

Step 8

Stuff the ginger slices, shiitake mushrooms and chives into the chicken belly. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 9

Step 9

Place the chicken and all the seasonings in a plastic bag and marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 10

Step 10

Wrap the chicken in lotus leaves and tie it with cotton thread. Illustration of how to make beggar's chicken with lotus leaves 11

Step 11

Wrap it in two layers of tin foil, put it in the oven, and bake at 190 degrees for 90 minutes. If you like the meat softer, you can bake it for 120 minutes. The power of each oven is different, and the time and temperature are for reference only. The roasted chicken will taste better when dipped in the grilled juice inside. You can also make a bowl of dipping sauce with light soy sauce, chili oil and mature vinegar for dipping. Cooking tips for lotus leaf beggar’s chicken