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Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce is tender, juicy, and full of flavors. The poaching method allows the natural juices to be sealed within the skin. The Ginger Scallion Sauce is so good, you will want to put it on everything!

During Lunar New Year, serving a whole chicken symbolizes completeness and unity. Having both head and feet intact represents a good beginning and end to the year. In Taiwanese, the word used for chicken bears a striking phonetic resemblance ot the word “home,” making it an important dish for family reunion. The whole chicken is also offered to ancestors and gods for blessings and protections.

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Ingredients

In this recipe, I used a whole chicken with head and feet intact. Make sure to rinse and clean the chicken and remove the internal organs prior to cooking.

  • Whole Chicken
  • Ginger
  • Scallion
  • Water
  • Cooking Wine
  • Salt
  • White Pepper
  • Light Soy Sauce
  • Neutral Oil

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Step 1: Add water, ginger slices, scallion, and cooking wine to a large cooking pot, then bring to a boil.

Step 2: Hold chicken by its neck, and gently lower the chicken into the water. Dip chicken in boiling water 3 times to help even out the temperature.

Step 3: Submerge the whole chicken and bring it to a boil.

Step 4: Cover with a lid and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Then turn off the heat.

Step 5: With the pot covered, allow the chicken to steep for 45 minutes until fully cooked.

Step 6: Transfer chicken to an ice bath and let it cool down.

Step 7: Meanwhile, make the sauce by combining chopped scallion, ginger, salt, white pepper, and soy sauce in a heatproof bowl.

Step 8: Heat 2 tbsp of neutral oil and 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a saucepan, then pour the oil over the ginger scallion mixture.

SERVE

Drizzle ginger scallion sauce over the chicken. Serve immediately by itself or with a bowl of rice. Garnish with cilantro (optional), and enjoy!

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Equipment

Large Cooking Pot

Storage

It is best to enjoy poached chicken immediately. However, you can store the leftover chicken in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Top Tip

Tips for making the juiciest poached chicken:

1. Bring a pot of water, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine to a boil. 

2. Dip the chicken into boiling water 3 times to even out the temperature. 

3. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes 

4. Turn off the heat and let the chicken steep for 40 minutes. 

5. Transfer chicken to an ice bath to cool down before serving. Save the chicken stock for other recipes! 

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Sliced Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce

  • Author: ou.christian
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 60
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 whole chicken 1x
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Description

Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Sauce is tender, juicy, and full of flavors. The poaching method allows the natural juices to be sealed within the skin. The Ginger Scallion Sauce is so good, you will want to put it on everything!

Ingredients

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For the Chicken:

  • 1 whole chicken 
  • 2 inch knob ginger, sliced
  • 2 green onions, cut into long segment
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine 
  • Water (enough to submerge the chicken)
  • Cilantro, for garnish

For the Ginger Scallion Sauce:

  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp ginger, finely minced
  • 1/2 salt
  • 1/2 white pepper
  • 2 tbsp neutral oil 
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

  1. Rinse and clean the chicken thoroughly.
  2. In a large pot, add water, ginger slices, scallion, and cooking wine. Bring to a boil.
  3. Hold chicken by its neck, and gently lower the chicken into the water. Dip chicken in boiling water 3 times to help even out the temperature. Then submerge the whole chicken and bring it to a boil again.
  4. Bring it down to a simmer, cover the pot with a lid, and let it  simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Turn off the heat. With the pot covered, allow the chicken to steep for 45 minutes until fully cooked.
  6. Transfer chicken to an ice bath and let it cool down. Don’t discard the chicken stock, save the chicken stock for other recipes! 
  7. For the sauce, combine chopped scallion, ginger, salt, white pepper, and soy sauce in a heatproof bowl. Heat 2 tbsp of neutral oil and 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a sauce pan, then pour the hot oil over the ginger scallion mixture.
  8. Drizzle ginger scallion sauce over the chicken. Serve immediately by itself or with a bowl of rice. Garnish with cilantro (optional), and enjoy!

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