Ga Lui Skewered Five Spice Chicken Recipes

ROTISSERIE FIVE SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the marinade: In a medium bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients.
• Remove and discard the neck, giblets, wing tips, and any excess fat from the chicken. Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place the chicken in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade, place the bag in a bowl, and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours, turning the bag occasionally. Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the marinade.
• Truss the chicken with cotton string. Center the chicken lengthwise on the spit and adjust on the rotisserie. Let the chicken rotate over Indirect High heat until the juices run clear and the meat is no longer pink at the bone, 1 to 1-1/4 hours (check the chicken after 30 minutes; if the skin is browning too quickly, reduce the heat to Indirect Medium). When the chicken is fully cooked, turn off the rotisserie and, using barbecue mitts, remove the spit from the rotisserie and slide the hens from the spit onto a cutting board. Be careful not to splatter yourself with the hot juices. Allow the chicken to rest for a few minutes. Cut the chicken into serving pieces. Serve warm.

GA LUI (SKEWERED FIVE SPICE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Place all marinade ingredients in food processor and blend till pureed.
• Transfer to large mixing bowl.
• Cut each chicken breast half lengthways into 4 strips.
• Lightly pound the strips to 1 cm/half inch thick using meat mallet or flat side of cleaver.
• Cut the strips in half and add to marinade.
• Toss well to coat with marinade.
• Cover and leave to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or overnight in fridge.
• Soak 48 bamboo skewers in salted hot water for 30mins.
• Prepare the barbeque or preheat grill.
• Thread a slice of chicken on to each skewer.
• Grill each skewer, turning once, until chicken is browned on both sides and cooked through, about 3-4mins.
• Serve immediately, with chilli dipping sauce.
• Chilli Dipping Sauce: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
• Stir to dissolve sugar.
• Transfer to jar, cover and store in fridge up to a week, if not using immediately.

MOROCCAN BEEF WITH HONEY SPICE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Marinade:.
• Combine vinegar and seasonings, stir well.
• Add honey and oil, stirring until blended.
• Remove 1/3 cup marinade; set aside for preparing couscous.
• Slice steak diagonally into thin slices.
• Place steak in marinade, turning to coat.
• Marinate in refrigerator 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Remove steak from marinade, discarding marinade.
• Cook steak in skillet over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, or until browned.
• Turn steak, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook 7-10 minutes for medium doneness.
• While steak is cooking, prepare couscous. In large saucepan, combine water, reserved marinade, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and parsley.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Stir in couscous, cover, and remove from heat.
• Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and serve with steak.

GOLDEN FIVE SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the marinade ingredients, put the chicken into a dish then pour over the marinade and mix to coat. Cover then chill for at least 20 minutes or up to a day if you have time.
• Heat the oven to 350F and lift the chicken out of the marinade into a roasting tin. Roast for 40 minutes, pour over the remaining marinade then cook for a further 30 minutes until golden and sticky.
• Sprinkle with the scallion and serve.

FIVE SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Slice chicken.
• Combine soy sauce, wine, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and 1 tsp of the 5 spice powder, and marinate chicken for at least 1 hour.
• Combine the remaining 5 spice powder with the flour and dredge the marinated chicken.
• Dip the dredged chicken in the eggs, then roll in the nuts.
• Heat the oil and cook chicken 3-4 minutes on each side.

FESTIVE GOLDEN FIVE-SPICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the marinade ingredients, put the chicken into a dish, then pour over the marinade, mixing to coat. Cover, then chill for at least 20 mins, or up to a day if you have time.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, and lift the chicken out of the marinade into a roasting tin. Roast for 40 mins, pour over the remaining marinade, then cook for a further 30 mins until golden and sticky. Sprinkle with the spring onion, then serve.

MINUTE RICE FIVE SPICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meat in oil, add onions and cook until tender.
• Stir in seasonings, soup, tomatoes, and Minute rice.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir occasionally.
• Spoon into 1 1/2 quart baking dish. (But I only use a cast iron skillet, since it is both oven and stove top friendly. Plus, my Grandmother always made it in a cast iron skillet, and I did learn from her. She was the best cook for comfort foods.).
• Criss cross with cheese and broil until cheese melts.
• Garnish with olives if desired.
• Instead of olives, we sometimes use jalepenos.
• Also, this recipe works well when you cook it in a cast iron skillet- you only dirty one dish that way!