Peking chicken

This easy chicken takes after the classic Peking Duck.

This easy version of a classic Chinese dish is short on work but long on taste. Pass out the chopsticks and enjoy homemade Peking Chicken. Yes, the flavors of Asia are as close as our own kitchens!

If ordinary fried chicken seems boring to your taste, I think cooking a Peking style fried chicken is the one you are looking for.

Typically, this dish is made with duck, but I don’t know where to find full ducks in East Grand Forks unless I go down by the river, so this is my version with chicken! The key components are juicy meat (which I get from steaming it with beer) and a glossy, sticky-sweet skin thanks to an overnight dry brine and a five spice-spiked hoisin glaze.

If you love Peking Duck, give the chicken version a try! This Peking Chicken recipe is flavorful and cooked to perfection in the slow cooker.

Discover the joy of homemade Peking Duck! Crispy, flavorful, and surprisingly simple, this recipe brings a Chinese classic to your table.

Peking Chicken - A cross between a roasted chicken and Peking duck, this recipe is for days when you have that craving for peking duck but chicken is all you have.

A delicious takeaway-style dish made in just 20 minutes! Chinese Peking sauce with chicken breast and onions.

Serve this crispy-skinned, exceptionally moist roast chicken like you would a Peking duck: with Chinese pancakes, sliced scallions, cucumber, and hoisin sauce.