Five-spice, ginger and soy poussins
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- serves 6
Ingredients
- 3 poussins
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
- oil vegetable
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- a thumb-sized piece root ginger, cut into matchsticks
- 250ml chicken stock
- 125ml red wine
- 100ml soy sauce
- 4 spring onions, sliced
- 2 red chillies, finely sliced
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Season the poussins, put in a large roasting dish and drizzle with the honey and 5-spice. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, fry the garlic and ginger for 2 minutes, then add all the liquids. Simmer for 10 minutes then pour over the poussins and cover with foil.
- STEP 2
Roast for 30 minutes, then remove the foil, turn the oven up to 220c/fan 200c/gas 6 and cook for another 20 minutes. Cut each poussin in half with a sharp knife or kitchen scissors and spoon over some of the sauce. Sprinkle with the spring onions and chillies.
