Longjing Tea Chicken

Overview

This is the second time I have made tea-flavored chicken. The unforgettable feeling has always stayed in my heart. I used Longjing tea, a specialty of Hangzhou, and it is full of aroma!

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• private kitchen
• lunch
• dinner
• broiler
• cooking wine
• coriander
• ginger
• light soy sauce
• longjing tea
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• pepper
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients, clean the chicken, and don’t make the belly too big

   

2. 2 Brew tea with hot water and set aside

   

3. 3 First, marinate the chicken with some salt, pepper and cooking wine for two hours

   

4. 4 Drain the soaked tea leaves and stuff them into the chicken belly

   

5. 5 Stuff in ginger and green onions

   

6. 6 Close the stomach with a toothpick

   

7. 7 Apply another layer of light soy sauce

   

8. 8 Apply some sesame oil and place on a plate over water to steam

   

9. 9 Steam for about 45 minutes and come out delicious

   

10. 10 Spread coriander on the bottom of the plate and place the Longjing tea-flavored chicken with a hint of Longjing tea aroma. It tastes fresh and delicious and will definitely leave you with endless aftertaste!