Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 whole chicken (3 to 3 ½ lbs.)
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons crushed peppercorn
- 1 medium red onion (minced)
- 3 bunches lemongrass (tanglad, tied into knots)
- 1 medium red onion (sliced)
- 4 cloves crushed garlic
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 liter 7-Up
- 5 pieces star anise
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt to taste
Instruction
- Place chicken on a plate or bowl. Pour soy sauce all over the chicken. Sprinkle crushed peppercorn and then rub all over the chicken.
- Insert onion and lemongrass into the cavity of the chicken. Let it stay for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large cooking pot, and then sauté onion and garlic until the onion becomes soft.
- Add the marinated chicken. Cook one side in medium heat for 3 minutes. Turn the chicken over and cook the opposite side for 3 minutes.
- Pour the remaining marinade and 1 liter of 7up (or any similar product). Let boil.
- Add star anise. Cover and cook between low to medium heat for 30 minutes.
- Turn the chicken over and continue to boil the opposite side for 12 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the cooking pot. Slice in half and arrange on a serving plate.
- Continue to cook the sauce in the cooking pot until it reduces to half. Add garlic powder and onion powder. Stir
- Filter the sauce using a kitchen sieve or strainer. Pour all over the chicken.
- Serve. Share and enjoy!
