叫化鸡

Beggar's Chicken (Jiao Hua Ji)

Name: Beggar's Chicken (Jiao Hua Ji)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 1350 g whole chicken; 50 g shiitake mushrooms; 45 ml soy sauce; 30 ml Shaoxing wine; 5 g five-spice

⏱️ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 2h⏰ Total: 2h 30mHARD

DFNF

🛒 Available at: Whole Foods

Servings

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Notes	Substitute
1350 g	whole chicken整鸡	—	—
50 g	shiitake mushrooms香菇	—	—
45 ml	soy sauce酱油	—	—
30 ml	Shaoxing wine绍兴酒	—	—
5.0 g	five-spice五香粉	—	—

Instructions

Stuff, wrap, roast(2h 20m)

Marinate chicken overnight. Stuff with mushrooms. Wrap in lotus leaves (or parchment + foil). Wrap the whole thing in a flour-water dough crust (like a giant dumpling). Roast at 350°F for 2 hrs. Crack the dough shell open at the table.