Peking Chicken Rolls

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Chicken

  • 1kg boneless chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp five-spice powder
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled & crushed

Pancake (you can also use store-bought chinese tortillas)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup hot boiling water
  • 3 tablespoon sesame oil or other vegetable oil

Accompaniments

  • Chives, cut into long strips
  • Cucumber, cut into long strips
  • Pickled carrots
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Chilli sauce
  • Garlic sauce

Instructions

Chicken

  • Marinate chicken with all the ingredients for at least 8 hours. Remove chicken from fridge 30 minutes before cooking
  • Preheat oven to 165°C.
  • Place chicken on a lined baking dish and cook for 35 minutes. Baste chicken every 10 minutes with the marinade and flip every 10 minutes.
  • Once cooked through, slice chicken into 1.5 inch long thin strips suitable for your pancake roll

Pancake

  • In a large bowl, stir in hot water. Set aside until cool down. Knead until smooth dough. Covered and rest for 20 minutes.
  • Divide the dough into 18 similar portions.
  • Take one portion out and flatten. Brush oil on the surface. Then overlay with another small portion. Roll the two pieces together.
  • Brush a small layer of oil on a pan (only a small amount needed) and fry over medium fire until one side is brownly dotted and then turn over and fry the other side.
  • Tear the two pieces apart when the pancake is still warm.

Rolls

  • Serve the pancake rolls as per your liking.
  • Our classic combo includes – 1/2 tsp of hoisin sauce, 1/4 tsp of chiu chow chilli sauce, 2 strips of spring onions, 3 strips of cucumber, and peking chicken!