Name: Guifei Chicken (gui fei ji)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 1 chicken / 3–4 servings
Cuisine: Asian, Wellness
Ingredients: Tender chilled chicken — 1 whole; Ginger — a few slices; Scallion whites — 3 stalks (45 g); Cinnamon bark / cassia — 1 piece; Bay leaf — 3 leaves (1 g); Chicken bouillon powder — 2 tbsp; Shaoxing wine — 2 tbsp; Light soy sauce — 3 tbsp; White pepper, salt — to taste

Why people make this dish

Nourilo remembers when chicken was a treat saved for the big festivals. These days it is everyday food, and a good chilled chicken, handled well, can taste nearly as fresh as a live-killed bird. This “Guifei chicken” simmers a fragrant spiced brine, chills it, then plunges the freshly steamed chicken straight in — the cold shock gives the skin its signature crisp, silky snap. He cooked a batch on the July 1st holiday to share.

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