Chinese Chicken Recipes - Sesame Roast Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz sesame seeds

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 10 ml/2 tsp salt

• 1 dried red chili pepper, crushed

• pinch of ground cloves

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp ground cardamom

• 2.5 m/1/2 tsp ground ginger

• 75 ml/5 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 chicken

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Method:

1. Mix together all the seasonings and oil and brush over the chicken. Stand it in a roasting tin and add 30 ml/2 tbsp of water to the tin.

2. Roast in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for about 2 hours, basting and turning the chicken occasionally, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.

3. Add a little more water, if necessary, to prevent burning.