You don't need to buy the roast chicken for Thanksgiving, the rice cooker can do it in 2 steps, it's tender and juicy, and it's even better than the one you bought
Chicken is a common meat ingredient in daily life. Its nutritional value is not low, its protein content is high, and it also has various vitamins. It has the functions of warming the spleen, nourishing qi and nourishing blood; and now the price of chicken It is much cheaper than pork, so chicken is more and more common on the dining table, such as white chopped chicken, spicy chicken, braised chicken nuggets, roast chicken, etc. All taste very good, but our family’s favorite is roast chicken;
Speaking of roast chicken, many of my friends like to eat it. When it comes to making roast chicken at home, many of my friends will shake their heads. It's too difficult, too troublesome, I won't, etc. Actually, it's not difficult to make roast chicken at home. Prepare the rice cooker, as long as marinating and roasting, it can be done in 2 simple steps, and no special seasoning is required to make roast chicken. It can be made in an electric rice cooker, which is simple, convenient and easy to clean. The roast chicken made by the electric rice cooker is fragrant, soft and boneless, tender and juicy. The chicken is not dry or firewood, and it is very tasty.
Many friends will ask why they don’t use an oven. When using an oven to make a roast chicken, the grease will splash during the roasting process, making the inside of the oven full of grease. It is more troublesome to clean the oven, so friends who are afraid of trouble can use an electric rice cooker. The roasted chicken tastes very good, and it is easy to clean up. The main thing is that people don’t have to wait by the side. After the rice cooker is working, it will jump to the heat preservation function. You can even choose the reservation function to pick it up and marinate it. The chicken is placed in the rice cooker, and it can be eaten directly when you make an appointment. Moreover, the rice cooker is grilled. When it is working, cover the lid, and there will be heat and water vapor circulation inside. In this way, there will be less water loss, and the roasted chicken will be more tender and juicy. If you don't do it, you can try it!
【Rice cooker grilled chicken】
[Materials] One three yellow chicken (about 1000g), half onion, ginger, green onion, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, honey;
【How to cook chicken in rice cooker】
Whether you use a rice cooker or an oven to make roast chicken at home, it is recommended to choose a smaller three-yellow chicken or a young chicken. These two types of chicken are more tender and easier to cook. Do not choose an old hen, which is more suitable for stewing;
Clean the chicken you bought home, remove the chicken butt, and some chicken oil in the chicken belly. If you don't like chicken feet and chicken heads, you can also remove them directly. I usually put the skin around the chicken neck together. Cut it off, because there will be lymph behind the chicken skin near the neck of the chicken. You can decide for yourself. After the whole chicken is processed, use a bamboo or toothpick to poke the chicken surface a few times, and it will be easier to marinate and taste when it is pricked;
After the whole chicken is cleaned, you can start marinating. Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar for freshness, 1 tablespoon of honey, and then add an appropriate amount of Half a ginger slice and an onion, grab and mix evenly, imagine giving it a full body massage, pour the sauce into the chicken belly, try to dip the sauce in every place, spread it evenly, and then stuff the ginger slices and onions Put it into the chicken stomach, put it in the refrigerator and marinate for more than 8 hours. During the period, you can turn it over once to add more flavor. Marinating is the first step for the chicken to be tender and juicy;
The marinated roast chicken can be cooked directly in the rice cooker. Put a layer of ginger slices on the bottom of the rice cooker, and then put green onions and onions. Ginger slices, green onions and onions can help the chicken to remove fishy smell. In addition, it can also avoid the direct contact between the chicken and the inner pot of the rice cooker, which will cause the bottom of the pot to stick and affect the taste;
Then put the marinated chicken in, and pour in the marinated sauce. The seasoning inside is full of moisture, which will be slowly released during the heating process, so that the roasted chicken will be more fragrant. ;
Cover the lid, select the "cooking button", it takes 1 hour, during which you can turn over once; if it is not cooked once, you can cook it again, and you can pierce it with chopsticks;
Such a fragrant roast chicken is ready, because the roasting time is enough, the whole chicken is very tasty, and the chicken is completely cooked, very soft, and the inside is tender and juicy;
The braised and roasted chicken can be eaten directly, or you can adjust a dipping sauce, add a little spicy fresh, cumin grains, cumin powder, chili powder, stir well, and the tender and juicy chicken is dipped in the sauce It is absolutely delicious;
Summary of how to cook chicken in rice cooker:
The power of the rice cooker is different from the cooking time. It usually takes more than 40 minutes if the chicken is fully cooked and delicious. You can choose the button with a longer cooking time according to your own rice cooker;
If you don’t want to prepare the marinade yourself at home, you can buy the marinade directly in the supermarket, choose various flavors randomly, and use it according to the instructions on the package, which will be simpler and faster;