Chicken 1 only Ham 50 grams
Cai Xin 6 roots Ginger 1 block
Salt 6 grams Starch 1 scoop
Chicken Essence 1 scoop Chicken soup 80-100ml
Yellow wine Half spoon Lard or peanut oil 1 scoop
Ice cubes A large bowl Clear water 5000 grams
How to make Wenchang Chicken Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 1

Step 1

Clean the chicken and cut off the chicken butts. You can keep them if you like to eat them. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 2

Step 2

Sprinkle about 2 grams of salt on the chicken body and belly and give the chicken a full body massage. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 3

Step 3

Cut the ginger into slices Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 4

Step 4

Take half of the ginger slices and stuff it into the belly of the chicken to remove the fishy smell.

Step 5

Fill a large pot of water about 80% full, throw the remaining ginger slices into the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. After the water boils, add 2 tablespoons of salt, about 4 grams. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 6

Step 6

Put the chicken into the pot, turn to medium heat and soak, lift the chicken out for about 5 minutes, pour out the soup from the chicken belly, so that the inside and outside of the chicken are about the same temperature, then put the chicken back into the pot and soak for 10 minutes ( 15 minutes in total) Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 7

Step 7

Clean the cutting board and kitchen knives, scald them with boiling water and disinfect them Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 8

Step 8

Fill a pot of water and pour a large bowl of ice cubes into it Illustration of how to make one of the top ten famous dishes of Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken Cantonese cuisine 9

Step 9

Soak the chicken in ice water for about 2-3 minutes (the chicken soaked in ice water will become firm and the chicken skin will taste crispy) Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes, recipe illustration 10

Step 10

Put the ham meat into the chicken soup and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 11

Step 11

Remove the bones from the chicken, starting from the breast. I won’t describe the process. You can watch the video. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 12

Step 12

After the chicken is cooked, cut it into piecesEvenly sized chicken pieces. I cut them into larger pieces here because I just eat them by myself and don’t have to pay too much attention to them. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 13

Step 13

Cut the ham into thin slices, about the same size and height as the chicken pieces Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 14

Step 14

The next step is to arrange the plate, with a piece of chicken sandwiched with a piece of ham until it is full (I didn’t use up one chicken, there was still a small half left) Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes, illustrated recipe 15

Step 15

Clean the cabbage sum and simply cut off the leaves. Illustration of how to make one of the top ten famous dishes of Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken Cantonese cuisine 16

Step 16

Put the cabbage sum into the chicken soup and blanch it for about a minute. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 17

Step 17

Steam the chicken for about 2 minutes to heat it before it is served (you don’t need to heat it, because it is already cooked)Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 18

Step 18

Do not pour out the soup from the plate. Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 19

Step 19

Then put the cabbage sum on the plate Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 20

Step 20

To thicken the gravy: 1 spoon of starch + 1 spoon of chicken essence + about 100 ml of chicken stock, stir evenly Illustration of how to make one of the top ten famous dishes of Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken Cantonese cuisine 21

Step 21

Heat oil in a pan and pour in the prepared thickening sauce Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 22

Step 22

Add about 2 grams of rice wine and bring to a boil Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes, recipe illustration 23

Step 23

Pour the thickening sauce into the chicken pieces and cabbage and it's done Illustration of how to make Guangzhou Wenchang Chicken, one of the top ten famous Cantonese dishes 24

Step 24

Finished product picture Wenchang chicken cooking tips

Warm reminder: The time for soaking the chicken should be controlled to about 15 minutes. The chicken is just cooked during this time. If the time is too long, the tenderness of the chicken will be affected.