Delicious hainan wenchang chicken

Wenchang Chicken

Wénchāng Jī
Poultry | Hainan Cuisine
traditional

Wenchang chicken is Hainan most famous dish and one of China most celebrated regional chicken breeds. The chicken is prized for thin skin, tender meat, and natural sweetness, served with ginger-scallion oil.

食材清单

制作步骤

  1. 1. Wash and cut the chicken into pieces, add cooking wine and a little soy sauce and marinate for 15 minutes
  2. 2. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot and heat it over high heat until it is 70% hot.
  3. 3. Add the chicken and stir-fry quickly over high heat until it changes color.
  4. 4. Add onion, ginger and garlic and continue to stir-fry until cooked through
  5. 5. Add salt, soy sauce and cooking wine to taste, stir-fry over high heat and serve evenly.
  6. 6. Remove from the pan and serve on a plate

文化小知识

文昌鸡在海南已有400多年的饲养历史,是中国地理保护食品之一。这些鸡是散养的,以椰子和花生为食,这使得肉具有独特的品质。简单的准备工作——水煮和冰浴——刻意展现了鸡肉的天然风味。文昌鸡出现在海南省徽上,是19世纪由移民带到海外的新加坡著名海南鸡饭的始祖。