山東燒雞

【材料】：雞腿2支、小黃瓜2條、蔥1支、薑3片、紅辣椒3支、大蒜3顆、花椒粉(粒 )1小匙、八角1粒、醬油1大匙、黑醋2大匙、香油1小匙、紅油2大匙、糖1大匙
【做法】：
1、雞腿加入醬油醃
2、小黃瓜拍鬆切斷，用少許鹽醃一下。
3、煎雞腿至表面上色
4、蔥切末、薑切片、蒜頭拍碎、辣椒切碎，備用。
5、將雞腿放入薑、蔥、花椒、八角、酒、醬油之後，入鍋蒸約15分鐘 (或微波爐煮)
6、將黑醋、白醋、糖、醬油、香油、辣椒、青蔥、薑、蒜頭、紅 油、以及蒸好的雞汁，調和成淋料。
7、雞腿待涼之後撕成條狀雞絲。
8、小黃瓜鋪底，放入雞絲，淋上調味料，即完成「山東燒雞」。

“Drooling” Chicken

Ingredients : Half Chicken (cooked and then soaked in hot water till done, then put in icy water)

Sauce (mix the ingredients, then microwave for 1 min) :

• 3 tbsp homemade chili oil
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 3 tbsp chili sauce (homemade)
• 1 tbsp “old godmother” chili sauce
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2-3 tbsp vinegar
• 2-3 tsp sugar
• salt (1-2 tsp), to taste
• half sprig of cilantro
• chopped green onion
• 3 gloves of garlic, finely chopped
• some toasted sesame
• some toasted peanuts
• 3 pieces of ginger (need to heat up the oil to get the flavor out)

Cut the chicken into pieces and then pour in the sauce. Let it sit for 15 min before serve. Sprinkle some more sesame and cilantro.

Salty Chicken

I tried this method of making salty chicken and I loved it. No need to marinate the chicken beforehand yet the chicken is very tasty and full of flavor.

- Cook the whole chicken in simmering chicken soup (barely simmering) until it's done, normally for 35-45 min.
- Mix ginger powder, five spice powder and salt. This is the dry rub.
- Take the chicken out of the soup. While it is still hot, rub the dry-rub mix onto the chicken and inside the cavity. Be generous.
- Let stand for at least 15 min. Cut the chicken and then serve.

Korean Style Chicken & Rice Cake Stew

Chicken & Cucumber with Spicy Sesame Sauce

Ingredients :
- 3 pieces of chicken thighs
- 2 persian cucumbers
- some sesames

Sauce (stir together and taste):
- sesame sauce
- sugar
- soy sauce
- sesame oil
- chili sauce & chili oil
- tiny amount of vinegar

1. Season chicken thighs with some salt, black pepper powder and cooking wine.
2. Cook chicken thighs (3 pieces) in microwave in high heat for 6 min
3. Tear cooked chicken into thin stripes
4. Cut cucumber into thin stripes
5. Stir chicken and cucumber together with the sauce
6. Add some sesame on top. Serve cold.

Chicken with Bean Curd in Brine

I used half chicken for this dish, but it can also make with chicken wings or chicken thighs.

- Cut up the chicken
- Marinate with some salt, soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, ginger powder, pepper for an hour
- Stir in 3 pieces of ginger, 2 cloves of garlic and 2 pieces of bean curd in brine in a hot wok until fragrant.
- Add in chicken and stir until the bean curd is coated on the chicken evenly. Add in a little bit of sugar.
- Cook the chicken until it's done. Serve hot with rice.

Soy Sauce Chicken

Soy Sauce chicken for our Chinese New Year Eve Dinner. How can we have a LNY Eve Dinner without a chicken? Remember to immerse the chicken in a hot soy sauce mixture (not boiling) till it's done. Then the meat will be very tender without overcooking. The sauce mixture is just dark soy sauce, light soy sauce and rock sugar.

Stir fry Chicken with Ginger & Onion

I use brown chicken for this dish.

- Cut up the chicken. Season the pieces with ginger powder, wine, black pepper, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce and tiny bit of sugar.
- Stir fry lots of ginger and green onion till the fragrant comes out
- When the wok is very hot, put in chicken pieces and add some wine to the wok.
- Keep stir frying the chicken until it's done. Then serve.

Lemongrass Chicken Wings

Chicken Wings and Potato Stew in Sweet Soy Sauce