Tea-Smoked Chicken Recipe

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Tea-Smoked Chicken
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • a 3- to 3 1/2-lb chicken
  • 1/4 cup loose lapsang souchong tea or tea removed from 11 tea bags
  • 2 tbsp packed dark brown sugar

Directions:

  1. In a dry, small, heavy skillet toast peppercorns over moderate heat, shaking skillet, 5 minutes. Cool peppercorns and with a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind. In a small bowl stir together peppercorns and salt.
  2. Pat chicken dry and rub inside and out with peppercorn mixture. Transfer chicken, breast side up, to a steamer and steam over boiling water, covered, 25 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked through.
  3. While chicken is steaming, line bottom and lid of a wok with heavy-duty foil. In wok stir together loose tea and brown sugar until combined well.
  4. Arrange a metal rack about 2 inches above tea mixture and transfer chicken, breast side up, to rack in wok. Heat wok, covered, over moderately high heat until wisps of smoke begin to appear, 2 to 3 minutes, and smoke chicken, covered, 6 minutes. Turn chicken over and smoke, covered, 6 minutes more. Remove wok from heat and let chicken stand, covered, 15 minutes.
  5. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and brush lightly with oil.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 14 Kcal (59 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1544.4mg 64%
Potassium 0.3mg 0%
Total Carbs 3.5g 1%
Sugars 2.8g 11%
Calcium 0.9mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 3.49 Kcal (15 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 385.56mg 64%
Potassium 0.07mg 0%
Total Carbs 0.87g 1%
Sugars 0.7g 11%
Calcium 0.2mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.3
    Points
  • 0
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • calories free,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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