Guilin Braised Chicken in Yellow Sauce

Guilin Braised Chicken in Yellow Sauce is a classic traditional famous dish in Guilin area, as famous as Yangshuo Beer - cooked Fish and Stuffed River Snails. It is a delicious food that tourists cannot miss when visiting Guilin. This dish uses half a fat and tender Sanhuang chicken (about 900g) as the main ingredient, and also needs to prepare 250g of dried bamboo shoots soaked in water, 60g of soaked mushrooms, 70g of green garlic, 15 garlic cloves, 50g of pickled red peppers, 15g of dried chili peppers, 20g of scallion white sections, 15g of pickled ginger slices and other ingredients. In terms of seasonings, 25g of ginger and scallion juice, 10mL of Sanhua Wine, 4 pieces of Guilin white fermented bean curd, 25mL of light soy sauce, 5mL of dark soy sauce, 1g of monosodium glutamate, 3g of white sugar, 3g of salt, 10g of ginger slices, 300mL of high - soup, 3 star anises, 5g of dried sand ginger, 5g of tangerine peel, 1 tsaoko fruit, 15g of oyster sauce, 10g of seafood sauce, and 1g of pepper are indispensable. When making it, first cut the chicken into pieces and marinate them with ginger and scallion juice, Sanhua Wine, salt, etc. for a while to let the chicken fully absorb the seasonings. Then put the marinated chicken pieces into the pan and fry until the surface turns golden and take them out. Leave some oil in the pan, put in garlic cloves, pickled red peppers, dried chili peppers, scallion white sections, and pickled ginger slices to stir - fry until fragrant. Then add Guilin white fermented bean curd and stir - fry until fragrant. Put in dried bamboo shoots soaked in water and soaked mushrooms and continue to stir - fry. Subsequently, pour in the fried chicken pieces, add seasonings such as light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar, and high - soup, put in spices such as star anise, dried sand ginger, tangerine peel, and tsaoko fruit, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes to let the chicken fully absorb the soup and become flavorful. Finally, put in green garlic, stir - fry a few times, and thicken the sauce over high heat before serving. The finished product has a glutinous texture, a strong fragrance, is not greasy, and has a golden color. Guilin white fermented bean curd is the soul seasoning of this dish, adding a unique and mellow flavor to the dish.