Nonya Pot Braised Chicken
Makes enough for: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 spatchcock chicken
- Coarse salt for rubbing
- 60 mls soy sauce
- 60 mls Shaoxing wine
- 15 mls fructose
- 15 mls canola oil
- 1 onion, quartered
- 3 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 red chillies
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2.5 mls olive oil
- 2 leeks cut in half, lengthwise
Method
- Rub the salt over the entire chicken
- Place the chicken, soy, wine and fructose into a large Ziploc bag
- Rub the marinade over the chicken
- Leave to marinade in the fridge for 2 hours
- Preheat the oven to 180°Celsius
- Heat the oil in an ovenproof dish
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, reserving the liquid
- Brown the chicken
- Add the onion, ginger, chillies and garlic
- Cook for a couple of minutes
- Add the marinade and 60mls water
- Bring to the boil
- Cover and cook in the oven for 1 hour
- Remove the lid and leave in the oven while you prepare the leeks
- Heat the oil in a frying pan
- Sauté the leeks for a couple of minutes
- Add to the chicken and serve