Beggar's chicken

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Beggar's chicken

자오화지

Chicken dish from Hangzhou, China, consisting of stuffed chicken wrapped in clay and lotus leaves and baked slowly

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Beggar's chicken is a Chinese dish of chicken that is stuffed, wrapped in clay and lotus leaves (or banana or bamboo leaves as alternatives), and baked slowly using low heat. Preparation of a single portion may take up to six hours. Although the dish is traditionally prepared with clay, the recipe has evolved; for convenience and safety it is often baked with dough, oven bags, ceramic cooking pots, or convection ovens.

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