Chinese Roast Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 roasting chicken (4-5 pounds)
• 1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
• 4 scallions, minced ( and two inches of green)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons cracked szechwan pepper
• 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 1. rinse and dry chicken and allow it to stand uncovered in the refrigerator overnight.
• 2 2. preheat oven to 450 degrees. combine ginger, scallions, garlic, roasted sesame oil and soy sauce in a small bowl and mix well. loosen the skin of the chicken and rub the spice paste between the skin and the chicken.
• 3 3. in a small bowl, combine the cracked szechuan pepper, 5-spice powder, red pepper flakes and salt and rub onto the skin of the chicken.
• 4 4. place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. roast for 15 minutes at 450 degrees. reduce the oven to 350 degrees and continue roasting, basting frequently with pan juices, for about 1 and a half hours, or until a leg moves freely in its socket.