Oven version of Beggar’s Chicken |
| Yellow mud Appropriate amount | Yellow wine 2 tablespoons |
| Dried lotus leaves 2 tablets | Cotton thread Appropriate amount |
| Tin foil Appropriate amount | Oil paper Appropriate amount |
| Three yellow chicken/chicken 1 only | Dried shiitake mushrooms 6-8 flowers |
| Chestnut 6 pieces | Yellow wine 1 tablespoon |
| Old soy sauce 1.5 tablespoons | Light soy sauce 3 tablespoons |
| Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon | White pepper 1/4 tsp |
| Salt 1 tsp | sugar 1 small spoon |
| Ginger slices 5 tablets | Onion knot 10g |
| Geranium leaves 2 tablets |
Step 1
Soak the dried lotus leaves in water until soft; soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water in advance and slice them into pieces.
Step 2
Wash the three-yellow chicken, remove the internal organs, and stuff the chicken feet into the abdominal cavity · If it doesn’t fit in, chop off the chicken feet and stuff them in
Step 3
Add 1 tablespoon rice wine, 1.5 tablespoons dark soy sauce, 3 tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon sugar to a small bowl.
Step 4
Pour the seasoning onto the whole chicken in batches, massage evenly, and massage for about 5-10 minutes. · Don’t forget to apply some seasoning to your abdominal cavity too
Step 5
Put the chicken into a sealed bag, add dried shiitake mushrooms, green onion knots, ginger slices, bay leaves, and pour in the sauce
Step 6
Take a deeper basin, fill it with more than half of the water, put the sealed bag into the basin, use water pressure to completely discharge the air from the sealed bag and then seal it · This treatment allows the chicken to soak in the sauce better Marinate the whole chicken in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours (marinated overnight for better flavor)
Step 7
When marinating the chicken, you can prepare the yellow mud: add 2 tablespoons of rice wine and 1 tablespoon of salt to 3-5 pounds of yellow mud, then add water while stirring with your hands until the yellow mud becomes a paste and sticky. Wong mud can be purchased on Taobao. If it is not available, it can be wrapped in multiple layers of tinfoil.
Step 8
Take out the marinated whole chicken and stuff the mushrooms, chestnuts, scallions and bay leaves into the chicken belly.
Step 9
Wrap a layer of lotus leaves around the whole chicken (the first layer of lotus leaves can give the chicken the aroma of lotus leaves and prevent the outside from being burnt)
Step 10
Then wrap the lotus leaves with tin foil to prevent the chicken juice from leaking out.
Step 11
Then wrap a layer of lotus leaves to prevent the mud from contaminating the tin foil. Finally, use hemp rope to wrap the chicken tightly so that the mud can be firmly attached to the chicken wrap.
Step 12
Spread yellow mud on the outer layer of the chicken buns, stick a layer of oil paper on it and then spread the yellow mud evenly, repeat this step once · The oil paper is used to better fix the yellow mud. The final thickness of the yellow mud should not exceed 1.5cm.
Step 13
Place a layer of oil paper on the bottom of the baking pan, place the beggar's chicken, and finally apply a thick layer of yellow mud to reinforce it.
Step 14
Put the beggar's chicken into the preheated oven at 230℃ and bake for 2 to 3 hours. After baking, smash the outer layer of yellow mud, then peel off the lotus leaves and tin foil layer by layer, and you can enjoy it. Oven version of Beggar’s Chicken | Cooking tips
