Chinese Roast Chicken With Gravy

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup sesame oil
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/8 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place chicken in a roasting pan. coat with soy sauce and bake at 400 degrees f (200 degrees c) for 30 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and bake for 1 hour.
• drizzle oil over chicken and bake for another 10 minutes. remove chicken from oven, place on a platter and keep warm.
• to make gravy: put roasting pan on stove; pour chicken stock into pan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently, scraping up bits of caramelized soy sauce. in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water and mix; stir this mixture into roasting pan and stir until well combined and a nice, thick gravy is made. serve with roasted chicken.