Hangzhou people love to taste tea, and tea leaves are also available at your fingertips. Hangzhou's famous restaurant "Grandma's Home" has a famous dish-Longjing Tea Fragrant Chicken. The tender chicken carries a strong aroma of tea.
In fact, we can make such delicious food in our own kitchenettes. We only need to adapt measures to local conditions and make some small changes to make a family version of the dish that tastes no less inferior.
For example, I smoked this plate of tea-scented wings with an ordinary frying pan at home. The beautiful skin is completely colored by smoke and no chemicals are added. When you take a bite, the delicious and unique taste will make you feel nostalgic.
Longjing tea aromatherapy wings
Recipe Recommendations
- chicken wings appropriate amount
- pretzel appropriate amount
- pepper appropriate amount
- rock sugar appropriate amount
- flour appropriate amount
- white sugar appropriate amount
- salty and fresh
- smoked
- several days
- ordinary
Steps for Longjing tea aromatherapy wings
1
Wash the chicken wings. This kind of whole wing is generally used abroad. Domestic students can use the middle part of the wing, which has the best taste.
2
Spread salt and pepper evenly on both sides of the chicken wings with your hands, you can apply a little more.
3
Put the chicken wings layer by layer into a relatively airtight crisper box.
4
Then sprinkle with some pepper. Cover the lid tightly and place it in the refrigerator for two to three days to fully taste the chicken wings. This requires patience. I personally feel that only marinating for a few hours is definitely not enough to taste the chicken wings.
5
Remove the marinated chicken wings and sprinkle some rock sugar on the surface.
6
Put it in a steamer and steam for about 15 minutes. Everyone flexibly control the time according to the number and size of the chicken wings. They can be basically cooked.
7
Mix flour and sugar in a ratio of 1:1.
8
Sprinkle in Longjing tea, or use ordinary green tea and black tea.
9
Stir well.
10
Choose a deep frying pan, and I will use an ordinary frying pan. Lay two to three layers of tinfoil on the bottom of the pot. Make sure you lay this, otherwise it will be difficult to clean.
11
Here comes my creative gizmo-pick a few metal cans of the right height. I use the canned nuts after eating and place them on tinfoil to serve as a grill. The height of the can should be lower than the edge of the pot, and it is best to hold 3 to 4 cans.
12
Sprinkle the flour, sugar and tea leaves that have just been mixed inside and outside the metal can, and spread them evenly as possible.
13
Place the steamed chicken wings on a can, cover the lid, and turn on medium heat first. After smoke begins to emerge in the pan, smoke for about 10 minutes and then turn to low heat.
14
Keep the heat low and continue smoking. After about 30 to 40 minutes, you will find that the chicken wings have begun to color.
15
After about 1 hour, the surface of the chicken wings turns tea-brown, and you can turn off the heat. The time is flexibly controlled according to your own situation. Pay more attention to observation when smoking, but never lift the lid of the pot halfway, so it is best to use a transparent glass lid.Longjing tea aromatherapy wings Make Tips
Don't worry about soot when making smoked wings, because the lid of the pot has to be closed tightly, so not much smoke escapes out. When doing it, you can turn on the range hood and keep the windows ventilated. After you finish this method, wait for the pan to cool naturally, then wrap the tin foil around the can and throw it away completely. You will find that the inside of the pan is very clean and saves the trouble of brushing the grill or other containers. It is best to use a glass lid to easily observe the coloring degree of the chicken wings, and do not lift the lid halfway. When making smoked chicken at home, due to equipment limitations, it is not advisable to use whole chicken. Chicken wings or chicken legs are good choices. They are easy to cook and taste well.