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Preparation
35 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Bamboo tube grilled chicken is a grilled dish that has the naturally sweet flavor of free-range chicken, an “irresistible” aromatic smell, extremely unique, and is a delicious dish very suitable for weekend meals. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Bamboo Tube Grilled Chicken For 4 people
Chicken 1 bird (1kg) Lemongrass 5 stalks Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced onion 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (MSG/salt/seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken
- When buying chicken, choose a chicken with fresh bright red meat, no strange or foul smell, the skin should not have bruises or dark spots, avoid chickens with dark skin as they are chickens that died before processing.
- Do not buy chickens that have yellow skin but white fat underneath as they are dyed chickens.
- To make the dish taste the best, choose to buy live chickens and have them prepared. It is best to buy free-range or local chickens.
Tools needed
Bamboo tube, grilling box, grill rack, bowl, scissors,…
How to prepare Grilled Chicken in Bamboo Tube
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Prepare the ingredients
To clean and eliminate the odor from chicken, when buying a whole chicken, you should pluck all the feathers from the chicken’s body and remove any blood clots inside.
Then, rub all sides of the chicken meat with salt and rinse it several times with water until it’s clean, then let it drain. Cut the chicken into small pieces that can fit into the bamboo tube.
Remove the outer tough parts of the lemongrass and keep the green stalks, leaving the white part intact, as this will make it more aromatic when grilling.
How to clean and eliminate the odor from chicken meat
- Dissolve vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2:1, then apply it all over the chicken meat, rubbing it several times before rinsing with clean water.
- Rub a mixture of vinegar and white wine on the chicken meat, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
- Pound 1 piece of ginger and mix it with a little white wine, then apply it evenly on the chicken meat and let it sit for about 30 minutes before rinsing with clean water.
See details: How to clean and eliminate the odor from chicken meat
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Marinate the chicken
Marinate the chicken with 5 stalks of lemongrass, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon of minced onion. Mix well and let it sit for 15 minutes for the chicken to absorb the spices.
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Stuff the chicken into the bamboo tube
Cut the end of the bamboo tube, wash it thoroughly, and then put the chicken inside. Don’t forget to add lemongrass too.
Finally, use banana leaves to wrap tightly to seal the end.
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Grill the chicken
Place the bamboo tube on the grill and cook for 40 minutes, until a fragrant smell wafts out, and the bamboo tube turns black, indicating the chicken is cooked.
Tip:- Grilling this way allows the chicken to cook from the inside without needing to add anything.
- Remember to frequently turn the bamboo tube to ensure even cooking of the chicken.
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Final Product
After waiting for the bamboo tube to cool, you split the bamboo tube and you can have an extremely delicious bamboo tube grilled chicken. The chicken is fragrant and flavorful, dipping it with green chili salt is just perfect!
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So you now know the recipe for bamboo tube grilled chicken. This is a unique dish to treat the whole family on weekends! TasteVN wishes you success in making it!