A friend of mine decided to make roast chicken for a dinner date. She followed a recipe but misread the amount of spices. The chicken came out looking normal but when her date took a bite, his face turned red from the excessive spiciness. He ran to the kitchen to get water while she just couldn't stop laughing.
To make a delicious roast chicken, first season it well with salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs like rosemary and thyme. Rub some butter or olive oil on it. Then, roast it in the oven at a proper temperature. Here's a funny story: I was roasting a chicken and I accidentally put it in the microwave instead of the oven. It was a total disaster but made for a hilarious memory.
The following conclusions: According to different evaluations and word of mouth, the rankings of the best roast chicken in China are as follows:
1. Daokou Roast Chicken (Hua County, Anyang City, Henan Province)
2. Dezhou Braised Chicken (Shandong Dezhou Yucheng County)
3. Fuliji Roast Chicken
4. Smoked Chicken in Goubangzi (Jinzhou)
5. jingning red-cooked chicken
6. Maji roast chicken
7. Xinxiang Roast Chicken
8. Daming Ermao Roast Chicken
9. Dashan Roast Chicken
10. Lingyuan Roast Chicken
These roast chickens had unique craftsmanship and taste in their respective places, and were considered the best roast chickens in China. However, due to the limited information provided, there might be other places where the roast chicken was also delicious, but it could not be listed in this answer.
Among the several famous roast chickens in China, Dezhou Braised Chicken, Daokou Roast Chicken, Fuliji Roast Chicken, and Goubangzi Smoked Chicken were known as the four famous chickens in China. Among them, Texas Braised Chicken was famous for its golden crispy skin and juicy and tender meat, while Daokou Roast Chicken was famous for its golden crispy skin, tender and juicy meat, and aroma. Fuliji Roast Chicken and Goubangzi Smoked Chicken also had their own unique craftsmanship and taste. Therefore, Dezhou Braised Chicken and Daokou Roast Chicken were considered to be the two most delicious types of roast chicken in China.
Once, my mom was roasting a chicken. She was so distracted by a phone call that she accidentally put on too much salt. When we sat down to eat, it was like a salt lick! We all had a good laugh though.
There were many different ways to make roasted chicken drumsticks and ingredients. The following is the method and ingredients for making a roasted chicken leg:
Materials:
- chicken leg
- ginger
- garlic
- cooking wine
- soy sauce
- honey
- salt
- white pepper
- five spice powder
Steps:
1. He used a pair of scissors to remove the bones from the drumstick.
2. In a container, he mixed the chicken drumstick with ginger slices, an appropriate amount of salt, cooking wine, pepper powder, and five-spice powder and marinated it for 20 minutes.
3. To make the sauce, mix the soy sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and honey in a ratio of 2:1:1:1 and heat them in the microwave for 30 seconds.
4. He did not put any oil in the pot. He turned on a small fire and placed the chicken into the pot. The skin was facing down. He slowly fried it over a small fire until it was golden yellow. Then, he turned it over and fried it on the other side until it was golden yellow. During the frying process, he kept pressing the chicken with a spatula to squeeze out the water.
5. He poured the sauce into the pot and boiled it over low heat until the sauce thickened.
6. You can enjoy it after you finish it.
Please note that this is only one of the methods and ingredients for making roasted chicken drumsticks. There may be other methods.