Right Yu Smoked Chicken

Right Yu Smoked Chicken

　　Right Yu County is the central production area of the renowned high-quality chicken breed in Shanxi, the Right Yu Border Chicken. The Right Yu Border Chicken is one of China’s famous premium chicken breeds. This breed grows quickly, has extremely tender and delicious meat, and is an excellent ingredient for preparing chicken dishes.

　　 Ingredient formula: 20 chickens, 30g Sichuan peppercorns, 15g star anise, 25g fennel seeds, appropriate amounts of salt and soy sauce

　　 Preparation method:

　　 1. Ingredient selection: Use the Right Yu Border Chicken as the main ingredient.

　　 2. Slaughtering and gutting: Slaughter the chicken, drain the blood, scald and pluck the feathers, then make an incision on the back to remove the crop and cut the esophagus. Make another incision below the anus to remove the internal organs, esophagus, and trachea, and rinse thoroughly with clean water.

　　 3. Shaping: Tuck the chicken feet into the abdominal cavity, tuck the wings over the back, and tuck the head and neck over the back.

　　 4. Boiling in brine: Arrange the chickens in the pot according to size, place the seasonings in a cloth bag inside the pot, add water (or broth) to submerge the chickens, add soy sauce and salt, bring the broth to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then simmer over low heat until the chicken is fully cooked and tender before removing from the pot.

　　 5. Smoking: Use cypress sawdust for smoking the chicken; if unavailable, poplar or willow sawdust can be used. The smoking process can be done in a large pot or by other methods. Place the chicken in the smoking pot and smoke it with semi-burning sawdust for 20 minutes. After smoking, brush the chicken with a layer of sesame oil before serving.

　　 Product features: Bright red color, tender texture, extremely delicious taste, easy to preserve, and can generally be stored for one to ten days without spoiling even in summer.