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Hakka rice wine yellow chicken

If you're lucky, a Hakka matriarch would have made the rice wine that you're making this dish with. Otherwise, you can find it at an Asian grocer.

Hakka rice wine yellow chicken

If you're lucky, a Hakka matriarch would have made the rice wine that you're making this dish with. Otherwise, you can find it at an Asian grocer.

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By Luke Nguyen

Source: SBS


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  • serves 2-4 people
  • preparation 20 minutes
  • cooking 30 minutes
  • difficulty Easy level

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 500 g chicken on the bone, chopped into small pieces
  • 350 ml glutinous yellow rice wine (available from Asian grocers)
  • 20 g ginger, sliced
  • 50 g (¼ cup) brown sugar
  • 50 ml Shaoxing rice wine
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced on the diagonal, to garnish
  • Steamed jasmine rice, to serve

Instructions

Place a wok over high heat. When hot, add the oil, then cook the chicken until browned all over. Add the glutinous yellow rice wine, ginger and 1-litre water and bring to the boil.  Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the Shaoxing rice wine, cover and cook for 20 minutes. 

Transfer to a serving bowl, scatter with spring onions and serve with steamed jasmine rice.

Luke Nguyen's Food Trail airs 8pm, Thursdays on SBS and then you can catch-up on SBS On Demand. Visit the program page for recipes, videos and more.

Cook’s Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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