▲ 30 ▼ Beer chicken 啤酒鸡 (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 days ago* by stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/cooking@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments What if you 1. Don't drink 2. Need to get rid of your roommate's beer for reasons? Here's the solution! Drumsticks came out extra tender, though probably half the beer would have worked better. Doesn't look as nice since I scored the meat to soak the flavors in.
[–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 21 points 6 days ago (4 children) You know it really, really doesn’t look nice. Maybe share the recipe? Because if someone is willing to eat this it’s gotta have to taste amazing permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago I'm surprised you think so. I think it looks nice. Might be another cultural thing—are you from a culture where it's weird to boil/braise chicken? Some cultures find the boiled chicken skin to be slimy and unpleasant, but it's enjoyed in many parts of Asia. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 child) It looks like the chicken drowned tragically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 7 points 6 days ago (1 child) Biblically accurate chicken with that number of legs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago Another chicken tried to save it and they both perished. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 8 points 6 days ago* (1 child) Toss some crushed garlic and ginger slices in a wok. Add the chicken and soy sauce. Once everything is seared nicely, submerge the chicken in beer. Add salt and white pepper to taste, also add about 30g of sugar. Bring it up to a boil then simmer for 60min. This was done with skin on drumsticks, hence the scoring on the chicken. Otherwise the skin might tighten and the meat ends up bland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Sounds nice, I would enjoy this very much. Is it ok to add a little chili or would that be a Fauxpas? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child) It's homemade food. Just go with whatever you'd like. Though it looks like YouTube recipe videos add potatoes and red peppers for the simmer. I just did this the way my grandpa used to make them. Which was probably not the best but very nostalgic to me. There was one time he subbed the beer with baijiu, with disastrous results (the whole chicken turned bitter). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Personally, I’d add a little fruit like peaches or mango and try to minimize the sugar but I just wanted to know if there’s a „right“ way to do it. Potatoes is a small surprise to me, this screams for rice in my mind 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 days ago Must be a cultural thing because I think it looks great. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago I'm surprised you think so. I think it looks nice. Might be another cultural thing—are you from a culture where it's weird to boil/braise chicken? Some cultures find the boiled chicken skin to be slimy and unpleasant, but it's enjoyed in many parts of Asia. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 child) It looks like the chicken drowned tragically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 7 points 6 days ago (1 child) Biblically accurate chicken with that number of legs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago Another chicken tried to save it and they both perished. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 7 points 6 days ago (1 child) Biblically accurate chicken with that number of legs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago Another chicken tried to save it and they both perished. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago Another chicken tried to save it and they both perished. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 8 points 6 days ago* (1 child) Toss some crushed garlic and ginger slices in a wok. Add the chicken and soy sauce. Once everything is seared nicely, submerge the chicken in beer. Add salt and white pepper to taste, also add about 30g of sugar. Bring it up to a boil then simmer for 60min. This was done with skin on drumsticks, hence the scoring on the chicken. Otherwise the skin might tighten and the meat ends up bland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Sounds nice, I would enjoy this very much. Is it ok to add a little chili or would that be a Fauxpas? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child) It's homemade food. Just go with whatever you'd like. Though it looks like YouTube recipe videos add potatoes and red peppers for the simmer. I just did this the way my grandpa used to make them. Which was probably not the best but very nostalgic to me. There was one time he subbed the beer with baijiu, with disastrous results (the whole chicken turned bitter). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Personally, I’d add a little fruit like peaches or mango and try to minimize the sugar but I just wanted to know if there’s a „right“ way to do it. Potatoes is a small surprise to me, this screams for rice in my mind 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Sounds nice, I would enjoy this very much. Is it ok to add a little chili or would that be a Fauxpas? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child) It's homemade food. Just go with whatever you'd like. Though it looks like YouTube recipe videos add potatoes and red peppers for the simmer. I just did this the way my grandpa used to make them. Which was probably not the best but very nostalgic to me. There was one time he subbed the beer with baijiu, with disastrous results (the whole chicken turned bitter). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Personally, I’d add a little fruit like peaches or mango and try to minimize the sugar but I just wanted to know if there’s a „right“ way to do it. Potatoes is a small surprise to me, this screams for rice in my mind 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child) It's homemade food. Just go with whatever you'd like. Though it looks like YouTube recipe videos add potatoes and red peppers for the simmer. I just did this the way my grandpa used to make them. Which was probably not the best but very nostalgic to me. There was one time he subbed the beer with baijiu, with disastrous results (the whole chicken turned bitter). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Personally, I’d add a little fruit like peaches or mango and try to minimize the sugar but I just wanted to know if there’s a „right“ way to do it. Potatoes is a small surprise to me, this screams for rice in my mind 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 child) Personally, I’d add a little fruit like peaches or mango and try to minimize the sugar but I just wanted to know if there’s a „right“ way to do it. Potatoes is a small surprise to me, this screams for rice in my mind 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone [S] 6 points 5 days ago A lot of Chinese food add sugar but not fruit, since fruit is usually too sweet. Usually anything with msg would also have a few grams of sugar in it as well. The goal is to add just enough sugar that it tastes different but you can't tell it's sugar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 days ago Must be a cultural thing because I think it looks great. permalink fedilink source parent
