Hua Diao Chicken in Clay Pot

Ingredients

1 fresh chicken, about 1-1/2 kg
2/3 cup Hua Diao wine (Chinese yellow rice wine)

Seasoning

2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
40 g ginger
4 stalks spring onions

Method

1. Clean and dry the chicken.
2. Crush and chop the ginger and spring onions.
3. Rub the cavity of the chicken thoroughly with salt and soy sauce. Put crushed ginger and spring onions into the cavity and marinade for an hour.
4. Heat the clay pot over medium heat. Fry the chicken fat and rub it all over the interior of the pot. Reduce to low heat. Put in the chicken and the wine. Cover the pot. Cook for 15 minutes.
5. Remove chicken, and cut into bite size pieces.
6. Return the cut pieces to the clay pot and serve hot.

Source: Cooking with Hong Kong Top Chef

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