Ingredients & craft
Beggar’s chicken · Ingredients & craft
A look at the ingredients and the usual method, for readers who want to follow the story into the kitchen.
How it comes together
- Season the chicken and prepare a mushroom filling, while some versions also include pork or ham.
- Fill the cavity and wrap the bird in clean, softened lotus leaves.
- Enclose the parcel in a food-safe baking wrap or a protective dough shell, then bake until the whole bird is thoroughly cooked.
- Open at the table, taking care with the trapped steam, and serve the chicken with its juices.
