Slowly Baked Beggar Chicken Copy Cat Recipe

Uncooked chicken with Chinese herbs. All wrapped up in aluminium foil before baking My copy cat Beggar Chicken all done and ready to eat. Only bones left in split seconds!

The original Beggar chicken covered in clay bought from Jalan Kuching in my previous post http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2010/01/beggar-chicken-jalan-kuching-kuala.html No more quickie recipe to post, so now I am writing about Slowwwwwlyyyy Cook Beggar Chicken Copy Cat Recipe. I tried to make Beggar Chicken, like the one I bought from Jalan Kuching, minus the clay of course! LOL! The Chinese herbs I used are the same as the original Beggar Chicken and instead of baking it in charcoal amber, I used my electric oven. Anyway, the final taste and flavour were almost similar to the original beggar chicken although the aroma of my copy cat chicken is not that strong. Here is the recipe that ‘Superman’ won’t like! Ha ha ha!

Ingredients
Half Chicken (I used half because that is the only one I have in my fridge that day)
Tong Kwai, 2 slices,
Huaishan, 2 slices
Hongzao (Red Dates), 5 pcs
Kei Chi (Qizi, Lycium barbarum), 1 table spoon
Yuk Chuk, 10 slices
Tong som (Dang Shen), 1 pcs
Chinese Rice Wine, 1 table spoon
Soya Sauce, 2 table spoons
Salt to taste
A little water

Put the chicken in an aluminium foil and add in all the other ingredients. Cover the top part with another aluminium foil and seal the joints by folding it so that the steam would not escape during baking. Bake the chicken in a preheated oven at 200 Deg C for around 2 hours. Served while still hot! Happy ‘slow’ cooking! LOL!

Benefits of Chinese Herbs
1) Huaishan (Discorea Yam, Dioscorea opposita) – Improve digestion, respiratory function, kidneys and increases vitality(Qi).
2) Hongzao (Red Dates, Ziziphus jujuba) – Improve Qi (vitality), nourishes the blood and reduces stress.
3) Yul Chuk (Polygonatum root, Polygonatum odoratum) – Moisturises our internal organ, balances Yin energy, clear wind and softens the sinews.
4) Tong Kwai (Angelica Sinensis Root, Radix Angelicae sinensis) – Stimulating effect on the uterus, tonic for blood and regulating menses, lubricate the bowels, improve immune system, antioxidant, protect digestion system and improve blood circulation.
5) Tong Som (Dang shen, Salvia Root, Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae)) – Tonic for the blood, spleen, stomach, Qi, lungs and lowers blood pressure. It also can increase our white blood cells count. 6) Kei Chi (Lycium Berries, Lycium Barbarum) – Brighten the eyes, moistens the lungs and enriches Yin energy.