Dragon King's Tea-Smoked Chicken
Servings Prep. Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
1 (3 to 3-1/2 pound) whole chicken 1/3 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
1/4 cup cinnamon-apple herb tea, about 14 tea bags 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed



1 Discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken; drain well and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in large plastic food storage bag.
2 Combine soy sauce, sherry and ginger; pour over chicken. Press air out of bag; close top securely. Turn over several times to coat thoroughly. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bag over occasionally. Combine tea with brown sugar; sprinkle to cover bottom of foil-lined shallow baking pan. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack over tea mixture. Cover pan with foil and bake in 350 F oven 1 hour. Discard foil. Increase oven temperature to 400 F. Bake chicken 30 minutes longer, or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

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