My BEST Asian Comfort Food Recipes | Marion's Kitchen

rice wine

🥗Healthier: sake

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Sake offers a similar flavor profile, while vinegar is more accessible.

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are more affordable and flavorful, while breasts reduce fat.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami without allergens, while salt is a basic alternative.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: ground black pepper

White pepper is less pungent and offers a different flavor.

Start with a whole chicken, as both the bones and pieces are needed.

Cut the chicken legs apart and follow the muscle down to the joint to separate them.

Slice down one side of the breast bone and cut through the joint to remove the chicken breast.

Cut off the wings and finish portioning the chicken.

To make the broth, add the chicken wings and bones to a pot with ginger and spring onion.

Add chicken stock cubes to the pot for flavor.

Top up with water and simmer for 20 minutes to create the broth.

Skim off any scum that rises to the surface while simmering.

Remove the bones from the broth after 20 minutes.

Add the chicken pieces to the broth and simmer gently for 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat and let the chicken sit in the residual heat for another 20 minutes to cook through.

Prepare the drunken marinade by mixing Chinese Shaoxing wine, sugar, and salt with a cup of warm broth.

Cool the chicken pieces in a bowl of ice water to stop further cooking.

Slice or shred the chicken pieces and place them in a serving dish.

Pour the Shaoxing wine sauce over the chicken and serve, preferably at room temperature.

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