Chinese Chicken Recipes - Poached Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken

• 1.2 l/2 pts/5 cups chicken stock or water

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 4 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Place the chicken in a large saucepan with all the remaining ingredients. The stock or water should come half way up the thigh.

2. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for about 1 hour until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Drain, reserving the stock for soups.