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Foil Wrapped Chicken: A Flavor-Packed Journey in Your Kitchen

This is a classic Cantonese Dish. Bite-sized pieces of chicken are marinated in a sweet-salty sauce, wrapped in paper or foil and cooked. Traditionally, the packets were fried, but baking as become the technique of choice.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: dinner, One dish meals
Cuisine: Asian, Asian-American, cantonese
Keyword: cantonese cuisine, chee hou, hoisin, Paper-wrapped chicken

Ingredients

Main Ingredient:

  • 2-3 Chicken breasts or 6 chicken thighs (we prefer thighs)

Marinade

  • 3 tablespoons Chee Hou Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons whiskey (Seagrams) or Shao Xing Wine
  • 1 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1-11/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 Green Onions diced

Instructions

  • Debone chicken and cut into bite-size pieces (~2"x2").
  • Mix in ingredients and marinate for around two hours. Wrap in foil to create a closed packet.
  • Deep fry medium-high heat around 1 minute until the chicken packets float OR
  • Bake at 400 for 9 minutes, flip and bake another 4 minutes