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Cantonese Scallion Oil Chicken Drumsticks

Name: Cantonese Scallion Oil Chicken Drumsticks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: chicken drumsticks; green onion; ginger; shallot; Garlic; Cooking oil; oyster sauce; soy sauce; Ice water

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:06

Cut 1 stalk of green onion into short sections, finely chop a small piece into minced scallion
Slice 3 pieces of ginger for later use

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Mince the scallion finely so it garnishes well on top at the end.

Ingredients:green onionginger

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:00:35

Bring a pot of water to a boil, place 500g of chicken drumsticks, sliced scallion sections, and 3 ginger slices into the pot
Keep boiling over medium heat for 3 minutes, then cover with a lid, turn heat to lowest setting and simmer gently for 20 minutes

local_fire_departmentMedium heat boil for 3 minutes, then covered lowest heat for 20 minutes

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Simmering on the lowest heat is crucial for juicy tender meat

Do not boil rapidly on high heat, otherwise the chicken will become tough and dry

Ingredients:chicken drumsticks (500 g)green onion (1 piece)ginger (3 g)

Tools:saucepan

Preparation

00:01:07

While cooking chicken, prepare scallion oil ingredients: cut 4 shallots into small pieces, cut 40g ginger into small pieces, cut 40g garlic into small pieces, and chop 2 stalks of green onion into sections, keeping white and green parts separated

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Keep scallion whites and greens separate as they take different cooking times in oil.

Ingredients:shallot (4 piece)ginger (40 g)Garlic (40 g)green onion (2 piece)

Tools:chef knife

Active Cooking

00:01:39

warningStay safe

Hot oil splatters easily; add ingredients gently close to the oil surface to prevent burns.

Pour 1 cup of oil into a small pot over medium heat, add ginger, garlic, and shallots to fry until fragrant
Add green onion whites and turn to low heat
Then add green onion greens and slow-fry over low heat until all aromatics turn deep golden brown, then turn off heat

local_fire_departmentMedium heat start, reduce to low heat after adding scallions

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Watch heat closely

Do not use high heat, as burnt aromatics will make the scallion oil bitter

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 cup)

Tools:saucepanwooden chopsticks

Active Cooking

00:02:15

warningStay safe

Do not touch metal parts of the strainer while pouring hot oil to avoid skin burns.

Set a fine mesh strainer over a heatproof bowl, pour the cooked scallion oil and fried aromatics through the strainer to filter out pure scallion oil

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Freshly fried oil is extremely hot

Handle the saucepan and strainer carefully to prevent hot oil spilling

Tools:mixing bowlcolander/strainer

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00:02:29

In a small bowl, add 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp light soy sauce, and 2 tbsp of the warm strained scallion oil
Stir thoroughly with a spoon until well combined

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Mix well so oyster sauce dissolves completely into the soy sauce and oil.

Ingredients:oyster sauce (1 tbsp)soy sauce (2 tbsp)

Tools:small bowlspoon

Active Cooking

00:02:48

After 20 minutes, remove the cooked chicken drumsticks from the pot and immediately submerge them into 1 bowl of prepared ice water to cool down rapidly

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Soaking in ice water cools the chicken skin rapidly for a signature springy, smooth texture

Do not skip this step

Ingredients:Ice water (1 piece)

Tools:mixing bowl

Active Cooking

00:03:04

warningStay safe

Wear clean disposable gloves when handling cooked chicken to prevent bacterial cross-contamination.

Put on food disposable gloves, remove the bones from the cooled drumsticks, shred or chop the chicken meat into bite-sized pieces, and arrange neatly in a shallow dish

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Carefully feel for and remove any small bone fragments while deboning for safe eating.

Tools:disposable glovesServing Dish

Active Cooking

00:03:20