Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make White Cut Chicken & Ginger Scallion Sauce! Also known as Bak Chit Gai in Cantonese or Bai Qie Ji in Mandarin, Cantonese Whole Poached Chicken is a classic dish for Lunar New Year and other celebrations.



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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲

00:00 Intro
01:15 Types of chicken to use
02:05 Sourcing chicken sustainably
02:27 Boil water, add salt
02:49 Prepare and cook chicken
04:07 On heat, timing, and how restaurants cook it
05:20 Mince scallions and ginger
07:52 Heat oil, cook ginger & scallions
09:42 Flavor the sauce
10:40 Prepare ice bath
11:38 How to tell if the chicken is done?
12:24 Lift and transfer to ice bath
12:59 Buying chicken in a Western supermarket
13:43 What knives to use to carve a chicken
14:18 How my dad carves a cooked chicken
14:59 Cut the wings
15:16 Cut the thighs
15:41 Cut the chicken in half
16:17 Split the chest in half, cut chest pieces
17:02 Remove breast bone and cut chicken breast
17:54 Cut thighs & wings into smaller pieces
19:35 Finish plating chicken
19:57 Meal Time!
21:00 Chicken’s many meanings and symbolisms
23:12 Why do we use an ice bath?
23:43 If the bones are red, is that good?
24:24 On reheating leftovers
25:11 Buying a whole chicken at a Western grocery store
25:34 On perfection and the symbolism of whole chicken
27:46 Childhood stories
29:43 What if you don’t have a Chinese cleaver?
30:07 Daddy Lau’s stories of making this at 12 years old
30:48 Mommy Lau reminiscing on her grandma’s food
31:24 Special delivery!



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