Best Peking Chicken Recipes

PEKING-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pare the zest from the orange in thick strips then mix with the soy sauce, sherry and fivespice powder in a large food bag. Bash the garlic cloves and ginger with the back of a knife to bruise them, then add to the bag and give everything a good mix. Put the chicken in the bag, rub the marinade all over the flesh then leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 3 hrs, overnight ideally.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Remove the chicken from the marinade (keep it for later). Halve the orange and put both halves inside the cavity along with the bashed ginger and garlic from the marinade. With the chicken sitting on a rack in the sink, pour a kettleful of boiling water over it. Pat completely dry with kitchen paper. Set the chicken on its wire rack over a roasting tray and roast for 50 mins per kg or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer.
• Strain the marinade into a pan along with the honey. Bring up to the boil then simmer for a couple of mins. Just before serving, turn the oven up as high as it will go. Brush some of the marinade all over the chicken. Return to the oven and cook until the chicken is crisp and browned. This will only take a couple of mins. Leave to rest, uncovered, for 5 mins. Serve with the remaining warmed marinade, some plain rice and bok choi or spinach stirfried with a little garlic and oyster sauce.

PEKING STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the mustard, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili peppers (if using) and vinegar. Blend thoroughly and set aside.
• Coat chicken pieces in cornstarch. Dip into beaten egg whites.
• Saute the chicken in hot oil until crispy and brown.
• Drain oil from the pan and add sauce.
• Cook for 5 minutes over low heat.

PEKING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well.
• Reserve 1 cup hoisin sauce mixture; set aside.
• Cut chicken diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
• Add chicken to the remaining sauce mixture in bowl and stir well.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator up to 8 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove chicken from bowl; discard marinade.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and place over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add half of chicken; cook 5 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Repeat procedure with remaining oil and chicken.
• Warm tortillas.
• Spread 2 tablespoons reserved hoisin sauce mixture down the center of each tortilla.
• Arrange one-eighth of chicken slices and 2 tablespoons green onions down the center of each tortilla; roll up.

PEKING-STYLE CHICKEN WRAPS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and lightly oil rack of a broiler pan.
• Stack tortillas and wrap in foil. Stir together hoisin, soy, honey, ginger, vinegar, garlic, and cayenne in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart saucepan.
• Toss chicken with 3 tablespoons sauce in a large bowl to coat, then broil 2 to 3 inches from heat, without turning, rotating pan halfway through broiling, until cooked through and deep golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes.
• While chicken is broiling, put tortillas on bottom rack of oven to warm.
• Boil sauce until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes, then add plum and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Cut chicken crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• To eat, wrap up chicken, plum sauce, and scallions in tortillas.

PEKING CHICKEN HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix rice, water, and mushroom soup together in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with chicken, bell pepper, and onion. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Whisk soy sauce and cornstarch together in a bowl. Mix in hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes. Uncover baking dish and pour sauce over casserole. Top with peanuts.
• Continue baking, uncovered, until heated through, about 20 minutes more.

ROASTED PEKING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place a pot containing 3 quarts of water over high heat. When the water comes to a boil, lower the chicken into the water (it should be completely immersed). Cook the chicken for about a total of 10 minutes. (It will take about 5 minutes for the water to return to the boil, and the chicken should cook for an additional 4 or 5 minutes at a gentle boil.)
• Drain the chicken, and place it on a rack, uncovered, in the refrigerator for 5 to 6 hours, or overnight. The skin should be somewhat dry at this point. (The drier the skin, the crisper it will be after cooking.)
• At cooking time, combine the honey, soy sauce and Tabasco sauce in a small bowl, and brush the mixture on all sides of the chicken. Place the chicken, breast side up, on a wire rack in a shallow roasting pan, and roast it in a 425-degree oven for 20 minutes, or until nicely browned on top.
• Turn the chicken over (breast side down), return it to the rack, and place the pan back in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn the chicken over again, and cook it, breast side up, for an additional 10 minutes, for a total cooking time of 1 hour.
• Let the chicken stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before carving and serving

PEKING CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Drizzle oil over chicken cutlets and season with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill chicken 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Slice chicken into very thin strips.
• Sprinkle a pizza pan or baking stone with cornmeal or flour. Press dough into a pizza shell, working all the way to edges of the pan. Sprinkle the edges of your dough with sesame seeds. Cover the pie with 3 tablespoons each plum sauce or duck sauce and barbecue sauce. Cover pie with cheese. Top with sliced chicken and scallions and red pepper. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until crisp and cheese is bubbly. Cut into 8 slices.

CHICKEN PEKING

Steps:

• Coarsely grate ginger. Mince garlic. Combine ginger and garlic with hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sherry and sesame oil.
• Wash, trim and seed whole peppers; cut into julienne strips. Wash and dry chicken, and cut into 1/4-inch strips. Mix peppers and chicken with marinade, and set aside.
• Wash, trim and chop scallions, wrap two tortillas in aluminum foil and preheat toaster oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat a nonstick pan large enough to hold chicken mixture. When pan is medium-hot, add chicken mixture and stir-fry for a couple of minutes, until chicken is opaque.
• Meanwhile, heat tortillas in the toaster oven for a couple of minutes, until they are warm.
• Reduce heat under chicken to low, cover pan and cook for a couple of minutes longer.
• Place a quarter of the filling on each of two tortillas; sprinkle with a quarter of the scallions.
• Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for remaining two tortillas.

PEKING CHICKEN OR PORK WRAP

Steps:

• Mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, grated gingerroot, minced garlic and chili paste in a medium bowl.
• Reserve 1 cup hoisin sauce mixture; set aside.
• Cut chicken or pork into thin slices.
• Add chicken or pork to the remaining sauce mixture in bowl, and stir well.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator up to 8 hours and at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove chicken or pork from bowl; discard marinade.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with some olive oil and place over medium heat until hot.
• Add half of the chicken or pork, being careful not to crowd pan so chicken or pork doesn't stew but actually sears and cook 5 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken or pork from skillet, and set aside.
• Repeat with remaining chicken or pork (you may need to wash up your pan between searing).
• Warm tortillas according to package directions.
• Spread 2 tablespoons of reserved hoisin sauce mixture down the center of each tortilla.
• Arrange 1/8 of chicken or pork slices and 2 tablespoons green onion slices down the center of each tortilla.
• Roll up and enjoy!

PEKING CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine thoroughly. Add chicken wings and make sure they are coated well. Cover the bowl with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate 4-24 hours.
• 2. Transfer the chicken wings to the rack of a foil-lined broiler pan, reserving the marinade, and bake them in the middle of a preheated 375 degree oven, turning them every 20 minutes and basting them with the reserved marinade, for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 3. I have never made them in the slow cooker, but quite honestly, I don't see why you couldn't. I'm not certain what the cooking time would be.

PEKING CHICKEN WITH MANDARIN PANCAKE

Steps:

• CHICKEN: Using the tines of the fork, prick holes through the skin and meat of the chicken. This allows for the marinade to seep through. Combine all the rest of the ingredients and marinate the chicken breasts for up to 4 hours.
• Slice the cucumber into very thin julienne strips. Slice the green onion stalks into very thin julienne strips. Soak both the cucumber and the onions in 1 cup of ice cold water. Drain very well before serving.
• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Drain the breasts, discard marinade, and pat the chicken very dry, especially the skin side. Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in large oven proof fry pan on high heat. If you don't have an oven proof fry pan, just transfer the chicken to a roasting pan or baking sheet. When oil is hot, place chicken, skin side down in the pan. Fry until the skin is golden and crisp, about 3-5 minutes. (tip: don't move the chicken when you are frying it. just leave it alone and let it fry to crisp up).
• Turn skin side up and place oven proof fry pan in the oven for 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Timing really depends on how thick your chicken breasts are. I always use a quick read thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken breast- it should be 160 degrees. Move on to the making the pancakes in step 5, while the chicken is in the oven.
• PANCAKE: Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and water in a large bowl. Stir until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 3 minutes).
• Shape the dough into a 1 1/2-inch-thick log. Divide the dough into 16 equal portions. Roll each dough portion into a 6-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Brush 8 pancakes evenly with oil. Top each with one of the remaining pancakes, gently pressing together.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place 1 pancake stack in pan, and cook 1 minute on each side or until slightly puffed. Remove from pan, and cool. Peel pancakes apart to make 2 pancakes.
• TO SERVE: Remove chicken breast from the pan and let rest on cutting board for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes have passed, carefully cut the chicken breast with the sharpest knife you own, into thin 1/2" thick slices, keeping the skin intact.
• TO EAT: I typically serve this family style at the table and let everyone make their own. Place 1 pancake in the palm of your hand or on a plate; slather on Hoisin sauce, add 3 slices of chicken, a few cucumber strips and some green onion shavings. Roll the pancake up and chow down!

PEKING CHICKEN WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in medium nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add green onions; cook and stir 1 minute or until wilted. Stir green onions into cooked rice.
• Fill 2-quart saucepan half full of water; heat to boiling. Add snow peas and cook 30 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool. Pat dry and cut lengthwise into thin strips. In medium bowl, stir together snow peas, cabbage, carrot, rice vinegar and gingerroot.
• To assemble wraps, lay tortillas on work surface. Spread each with 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce. Place one-sixth of the chicken in a strip along the bottom of each tortilla, 1 inch from edge. Divide rice and vegetable mixtures evenly over chicken. Fold over bottom edge of each tortilla to cover filling. Fold sides in and continue to roll up tightly, burrito style. Cut each in half crosswise with a serrated knife to serve.

CHICKEN-PEKING DUCK STYLE

Steps:

• Boil 4 cups of water and place chicken breasts in the boiling water to cook until they are well done.
• Combine cinnamon, nutmeg, powdered ginger, salt, and pepper with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Stir together in a bowl. Place the cooked chicken breasts on a platter, and then spread the mixture on both sides of the chicken. Put the chicken on a baking dish and put it inside the oven.
• Bake the chicken in the oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Combine 2 tablespoons of honey with 1 teaspoon of soy sauce. Mix together well. Then spread this mixture on the top of the chicken breasts and then bake the chicken for another 15 minutes at 450 degrees. Then it should be done.
• Serve the chicken on top of a bed of cooked white rice, which is optional.

TEA-SMOKED PEKING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place peppercorns in a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle; grind until coarsely ground. Place peppercorns and salt in a dry small skillet; toast over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until aromatic, stirring occasionally. Cool completely., Pat chicken dry; rub peppercorn mixture over the outside and inside of chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight., In a stockpot, combine the water, soy sauce, green onions, ginger, star anise, cinnamon stick and five-spice powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Add chicken. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 180°, turning chicken once. Remove chicken; discard cooking liquid., Line the bottom of a clean stockpot with a double thickness of foil. Sprinkle the rice, tea leaves and brown sugar over foil; place a wire rack over rice mixture. Place chicken on rack breast side up., Cook over low heat until rice mixture begins to smoke. Cover pot tightly with foil; place lid on top. Smoke for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is golden brown., Remove chicken; brush with sesame oil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Chicken may also be served cold. To serve cold, cool chicken slightly; cover and refrigerate until chilled.

PEKING HONEY CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Coat the slow cooker with cooking spray; rinse the chicken and pat dry.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over med-high heat; brown the wings in batches, 3-5 minutes per side; as they brown, transfer to the slow cooker.
• In a bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients together; pour mixture over the wings to coat evenly.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 ½ to 2 hours; if possible, stir gently halfway through cooking with a wooden spoon, pushing the wings on the top to the bottom to coat with the sauce.
• Serve hot or warm.

PEKING STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim chicken fillets of all fat and sinew.
• Place hoisin, soy, vinegar, garlic and ginger in large bowl and stir.
• Add chicken and marinate for 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from marinade, reserving the marinade.
• Cook chicken on hot bbq or under a hot grill 4 minutes each side. Remove and stand 5 minutes.
• Cut tortillas in half, wrap in foil andwarm in the oven.
• Place remaining marinade in a small suacepan and heat until mixture boils. Pour the hot mixture into a serving bowl.
• Slice chicken into strips (I sometimes pre-slice my chicken and grill it that way to save this step - but cook the chicken for less time).
• Allow your guests to place chicken strips with shallots, cucumber and sauce in the warmed tortilla and enjoy!

DEEP-FRIED PEKING CHICKEN: CELERY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Slice celery stalks thin. Mince scallions. Place both in a saucepan. 2. Add sherry, soy sauce, oil and stock bring slowly to a boil. 3. Add deep-fried chicken pieces and simmer, covered, to heat through. Remove chicken, leaving liquids in pan. 4. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste then stir in to thicken. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

DEEP-FRIED PEKING CHICKEN: SOY-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mince leek, ginger root and garlic. Then combine in a saucepan with remaining ingredients. 2. Cook 2 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. Then pour over chicken and serve.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

PEKING CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine scallion, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, ginger, sugar, and pepper; mix well. Add chicken chunks and toss to coat completely. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 3 hours. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade, and cook chicken in batches 8 to 10 minutes, or until crispy on all sides and no pink remains.

PEKING GLAZED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken legs. Place chicken legs in a non-metallic dish or resealable plastic bag. To make marinade, place marinade ingredients in a 2-cup measuring cup and stir until well combined. Pour marinade over chicken and cover or close bag. Marinate in refrigerator several hours or overnight.
• To make basting sauce, place sauce ingredients in a 2-cup measuring cup and stir until well combined; set aside.
• Preheat grill and lightly coat with oil or cooking spray. Drain chicken and discard marinade. Place chicken on prepared grill 4 to 6 inches from source of heat.
• Cook 25 to 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush chicken with basting sauce and continue to grill an additional 10 to 15 minutes, basting and turning frequently until chicken is no longer pink inside. Watch closely to prevent over browning.