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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Beggar's Chicken

Beggar’s chicken, stuffed and marinated chicken cooked to perfection. You will never get chicken as juicy as this.

Cuisine

Time

55 mins mins

Servings

4 people people

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Ingredients

  • 1 fresh whole baby chicken (Poussin)
  • 4 Large Lotus Leaves / Aluminium foil sheets
  • 2-4 strong toothpicks
  • 225 ml tepid water
  • 150g plain flour
Marinade
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 cube finely chopped ginger
  • 2 teaspoons salt
Stuffing
  • 2 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 lean pork loin steaks
  • 2 tbsp Chinese pickled cabbage
  • 3 spring onion ends
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 capful rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp five-spice powder
  • Salt to taste

Method

1. Finely chop the ginger and place in large mixing bowl

2. Place the chicken in the bowl and add all the marinade mix well and base the chicken inside and out with the marinade.

3. Cover and place in the fridge to marinade for 1 hour

4. Finely chop all stuffing ingredients

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