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Chicken, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Cheesy Vegetable Chicken Rolls

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I found this recipe on Weibo.

1. Prepare a pices of boneless chicken leg. And a larger piece of aluminum foil.

2. Brush foil with olive oil. Then spread chicken on it with skin side down. 

3. Sprinkle some salt on chicken.


4. Put one piece of cheese at one end of the chicken.


5. Put vegetable shreds on it. I chose cucumber, carrot and celery. Spread some corn starch at the rest part of chicken.


6. Roll the chicken from one side to another. Tie it with kitchen twine tightly. And sprinkle some salt and black pepper on the roll.


7. Put chicken roll at one end of foil. Roll the foil up. And tigh two ends.


8. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Around 30 mins.

9. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put chicken roll in the pan. Fry till skin becomes golden brown.

10. Take off the kitchen twine and cut into small pieces.



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Roasted Half Chicken

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I found this recipe on Weibo.

Sauce:

Soy sauce 30g

Oyster sauce 20g

Tomato sauce 18g

Sugar 18g

Cooking wine 18g

Minced garlic 10g

1. Mix all the ingredients above in a bowl.

2. Put half chicken in a plastic bag. Then pour the sauce into the bag.

3. Gently massage the chicken to let it be coated with sauce. ( I poked the chicken several times with a toothpick before this step.)

4. Let the chicken stay in sauce bag for hours. Or you can put it in the fridge for overnight.

5. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Wipe the chicken with kitchen towel. Original recipe said to brush butter onto chicken, but I used olive oil instead. And also sprinkle some black pepper.

6. Put chicken on grilled and roast for 40 mins. If you want the color to be darker. You can turn to 220 degree at the last 5-10 mins.

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Roasted Chicken Leg With Basil, Tomato & Garlic

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1. Put chicken legs in the baking bowl. 

2. Spread several basil leaves.

3. Cut small tomatoes into half pieces. And sprinkle in the space of baking bowl with some garlic cloves.

4. Sprinkle salt and black pepper.

5. Spread some olive oil onto all ingredients. Use finger to brush chicken leg with olive oil.

6. 175 degree, 90 mins.



It can be served with pasta. Baked tomato is perfect for pasta.

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Roasted Pig Knuckle

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Use knife to make one or two slices on the thick skin. Then prepare celery leaves, onion, and garlic. Chop them into small granules or pieces. Sprinkle some salt on knuckle. Then cover the knuckle with chopped vegetable mixture and wrap them tightly with a plastic outside. Put in the fridge overnight.

1. Take off the plastic wrap and wash off the vegetable mixture on the surface.

2. Steam knuckle for 50 mins.

3. Preheat oven to 220 degree C. Put steamed knuckle in oven and bake for 40 mins. You can move the knuckle to make the color evenly brown while baking.


After baking, the skin of knuckle becomes very crispy. The inside is very tender and juicy.

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Roast Chicken/Duck

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Original recipe:

http://m.xiachufang.com/recipe/265071/?ref=aladdin_accurate


I guess many people know Beijing Roast Duck. Crispy roast duck is popular in China. Duck meat will be cut into slices, and wrapped with cucumber strips and sweet bean sauce. I can eat a lot. 

It should be crispy roast duck, but I only found big ducks in supermarket. So I decided to try with a small chicken.

1. Pour hot boiled water onto whole chicken.

2. Use a bottle ( with water inside) to make chicken stand and dry it. The chicken’s skin will become tightened and bright.


Oh! Poor chicken. 😦

Later you will suffer heated roasting. Please cool as much as you can now.

It will take hours till chicken’s surface is completely dry. So I used a fan to blow directly at the chicken. 

3. Prepare the mixed sauce to brush chicken.

Vinegar: 1 tsp

Cooking wine: 2 tsp

Honey: 2 tsp

Water: 2 tsp ( said in original recipe, but I forgot)

4. When the chicken is totally dry. Brush the mixed sauce onto the skin evenly and completely. Then dry it.

5. After chicken’s skin becomes dry, brush again. Dry it.

6. Stuff chicken with Apple chunks ( wet bun also used in original recipe, but I didn’t use it). And close chicken’s bottom with toothpicks.


7. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Put chicken on the grill with breast side up. Under the grill put a baking pan covered with aluminum foil and filled with a little water.

8. Roast with 170 degree C for 40 mins. Then flip chicken over and roast for 20 mins. ( after totally roasted 60 mins, I found the chicken’s color is still a little light, so I roast it for another 20 mins, with the breast side up. And I also took all the apple chunks out.)


After it’s done, take it out and cut into small pieces, which I am not good at.



Then wrap chicken slices with cucumber and sweet bean sauce. Hmmm, so yummy.

I still think I didn’t dry it longer enough. The skin could be more crispy. But the chicken is tender inside. Very delicious.