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Chinese Chicken Parcels - easy and healthy chicken with soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Wrap the chicken with aluminum foil, bake and serve with rice.
Originally posted in April 22, 2013. Updated with new photos.
On lazy days when I don’t want to fire up my wok and make a traditional Chinese stir-fry or wok cooking, I always make use of my oven to prepare easy and breezy meals.
One of my favorite things to make is Chinese chicken parcels, marinated and wrapped with aluminum foil and baked in the oven.
The end results are always so tempting and mouthwatering: the aroma as soon as you unwrap the foil, the juicy and tender chicken meat, and the exotic smell of the star anise.
Fresh off the oven and after the parcels cool off, I usually shred the chicken into pieces, and eat with fresh steamed rice. The juice from the chicken parcel is so good with rice, and the chicken makes every mouthful of the rice oh-so-yummy.
As I am writing this post, the thought of the chicken parcel is enough to set my stomach rumbling.
If you are not familiar with star anise, it’s a spice shaped like a star, with a flavor that closely resemble anise.
It’s a very important spice in many Chinese recipes, and you can get them easily in any spice aisle now.
Make sure that you buy the whole star anise, and not the star anise powder, as they are commonly used in whole instead of powder form. If you think the aroma of the star anise is a little overwhelming for your taste, feel free to cut down the quantity used.
Have fun cooking this Chinese chicken parcels recipe and enjoy the meal!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 313 calories per serving.
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Chinese Chicken Parcels
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds (750g) boneless and skinless chicken tenders, breasts, or thighs
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 dashes white pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro , or scallion, for garnish, optional
Marinade:
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey, or sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
- 2 red chilies, seeded and finely chopped
- 4 star anise, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Lightly season the chicken with salt and white pepper. Combine all the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (207°C). Cut out four pieces of aluminum foil, each measuring 12"x12" (30 cm x 30 cm). Divide the chicken into four equal portions and transfer each portion to an individual piece of foil. Seal the edges of the foil tightly to form a parcel, ensuring there are no leaks from the sides.
- Transfer all the parcels to the oven and bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken parcels from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes.
- Garnish the chicken with chopped cilantro or scallions and serve it with warm steamed rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wow!! the dish looks very light like a salad.
Bee, first of all thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes. I was wondering whether this dish could be used as a freezer meal. Would that be possible to freeze the parcels to bake at a later date?
Actually, I would find very helpful if there were some info on how to freeze some (if not all) of your recipes. They are all so good and it would be nice to stock up the freezer for when there is no time to cook from scratch. Thank you again.