Alvin’s Drunken Chicken is a famous American recipe with a unique way of preparing and marinating the chicken. It is this recipe that I am in love with due to its satisfying steps of cooking the chicken. Alvin’s Drunken Chicken is a family favorite in my town these days.
The recipe is simple yet elegant to follow, and I can make It every other day because all the ingredients are primarily present in my kitchen. I like to utilize the ingredients every other day.
INGREDIENTS
- Finely sliced Ginger
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 Whole chicken
- 2 spring onions or scallions
- 2 tablespoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup Gogi berries
- 8 Chicken Stock Cubes
- Coriander leaves for sprinkling
- 1 cup Chinese Shaoxing
Method to make Alvin’s Drunken Chicken
Step 1:
First of all, slice the chicken into the required sizes.
Step 2:
Then bring a large-sized pot and add chicken to it. Add ginger and onion to the pot. Also, add spring onions at the same time.
Step 3:
Pour water into the pot. Cook at medium heat and then wait for it to get boiled. It will take almost 20 minutes.
Step 4:
Next, turn off the heat and remove the carcass from the cooking pot. Then add the chicken pieces and Gogi berries into the cooking pot.
Step 5:
Simmer the mixture and let stand for more than 15 minutes.
Step 6:
Bring a bowl and pour the Shaoxing into it. Then add sugar and salt to it. Pour the cooked chicken broth into the bowl and then let it stand.
Step 7:
Take a separate bowl and make an ice bath in it by adding ice and cold water to this bowl. Bring the chicken and add it to this ice bath.
Step 8:
Then you have to slice the chicken. Put the chicken slices in a separate bowl. Now pour the sugar and Shaoxing mixture into the chicken.
Step 9:
Mix well. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on top of it, and then serve your chicken.
FAQs?
Do we slice the chicken before marinating?
Whether you want to slice the chicken before or after marination is all up to you; sometimes, people lie to cut it even after cooking, which is also right in its way.
Is it necessary to add ginger to the chicken?
It is essential to add ginger to the chicken. I love the flavor of ginger in my chicken. There is no point in skipping this ingredient in this recipe as it is a major one.
Alvin's Drunken Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- Finely sliced Ginger
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 Whole chicken
- 2 spring onions or scallions
- 2 tablespoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup Gogi berries
- 8 Chicken Stock Cubes
- Coriander leaves for sprinkling
- 1 cup Chinese Shaoxing
Instructions
- First of all, slice the chicken into the required sizes.
- Then bring a large-sized pot and add chicken to it. Add ginger and onion to the pot. Also, add spring onions at the same time.
- Pour water into the pot. Cook at medium heat and then wait for it to get boiled. It will take almost 20 minutes.
- Next, turn off the heat and remove the carcass from the cooking pot. Then add the chicken pieces and Gogi berries into the cooking pot.
- Simmer the mixture and let stand for more than 15 minutes.
- Bring a bowl and pour the Shaoxing into it. Then add sugar and salt to it. Pour the cooked chicken broth into the bowl and then let it stand.
- Take a separate bowl and make an ice bath in it by adding ice and cold water to this bowl. Bring the chicken and add it to this ice bath.
- Then you have to slice the chicken. Put the chicken slices in a separate bowl. Now pour the sugar and Shaoxing mixture into the chicken.
- Mix well. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on top of it, and then serve your chicken.
