# Claypot Drunken Chicken

This drunken chicken recipe is perfect for a whole rainy day or chilly winter night. If you like yellow wine chicken recipe, you will most likely enjoy this recipe too.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 500 g chicken thigh
- 10 g sliced young ginger
- 5 cloves sliced garlic
- 3 pieces pitted dried red dates - cut into halves
- 5 pieces Angelica root (Dang Gui)
- 2 cups Chinese white rice wine (Bai Mi Jiu)
- 1 cup Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing Huatiao wine)
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons low sodium light soy sauce
- 0.5 teaspoon sugar
- 15 pieces wolf berries
- 2 stalks spring onion

## Instructions

1. Heat up a claypot or a normal pot and pour in 2 tablespoons of sesame oil.
2. Coat the pot well with the oil.
3. Add 500g of chicken thigh into the pot.
4. Fry over medium or medium-low heat to brown the chicken on all sides.
5. Add 10g of sliced young ginger into the pot.
6. Add 5 cloves of sliced garlic into the pot and fry them for a while.
7. Add 3 pitted dried red dates (cut into halves) and 4-5 pieces of Angelica root (Dang Gui) into the pot.
8. Add 2 cups of Chinese white rice wine (Bai Mi Jiu) into the pot.
9. Deglaze the pot by stirring the ingredients.
10. Put the lid on and let it cook for 5 minutes.
11. After 5 minutes, open the lid and add 1 cup of Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing Huatiao wine) into the pot.
12. Mix well and bring it to a boil.
13. Add 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce and 2 tablespoons of low sodium light soy sauce.
14. Stir them in.
15. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
16. Cook for another 5 minutes.
17. Add 10-15 pieces of wolf berries and 2 stalks of spring onion for the final touch.
18. Serve the claypot drunken chicken.

## Equipment

- claypot
- wooden spatula
- measuring cups
- small bowls

## Tips

- If you want this dish to be healthier, you can remove the chicken skin.
- If you are using a whole chicken with bones, you might have to cook this slightly longer.
- Use low sodium soy sauce and if possible, look for non-sodium Shaoxing Huatiao wine.
- If you eat this, do not drive because of the wine.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToYr2Fn_9ak
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6b150dfd-f6f1-4778-b653-bbf5ab9f89f4
- Extracted: 2025-09-16

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