This Red Glutinous Rice Wine Chicken 红糟鸡 is deceptively easy and quick to make. It tastes even better the next day. You can either serve it with mee sua or rice, or just eat it on its own. Simply delicious!
Peel and crush 4 cloves of garlic. Peel and julienne the ginger into strips.
4 cloves garlic, 100 g old ginger
Warm 3 tbsp sesame oil over medium heat in a deep pot. Add half of the ginger strips and fry until slightly brown and crisp. Set aside to use as garnish later. Leave the oil in the pot.
3 tbsp sesame oil
In the same pot, add 4 cloves of crushed garlic and the other half of the ginger strips and sauté till aromatic.
Add 1 kg of chopped chicken and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occassionally.
1 kg chicken
Add 250g red glutinous wine lees (红糟) and stir fry to mix evenly with the chicken.
250 g red glutinous wine lees (红糟)
Add half of the red glutinous rice wine and stir to mix well. Bring it to a boil. Reduce heat and cover with lid to simmer for about 20 minutes. The chicken will release moisture while cooking.
500 ml red glutinous rice wine
Add the other half of the red glutinous rice wine (optional if you would like more gravy). Mix to cook evenly for about 1 minute. Turn off heat. Note: optional to add seasoning such as salt and pepper, the dish is already quite flavourful without.
500 ml red glutinous rice wine
Serve warm with rice, or mee sua, or on its own. Garnish with fried ginger strips and parsley.
Parsley
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Notes
No seasoning is required as the rice wine and the wine lees with the fried aromatics are already full of flavours. However feel free to add on seasoning such as salt and white pepper as you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcal
Keyword asian cuisine, chicken, chinese red glutinous rice, dinner, red wine chicken, rice wine