Tea Smoked Chicken Legs - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 8 drumsticks chicken legs ((or can use chicken thighs, whole split chicken or chicken breasts on the bone) )
• 1/2 cup rice wine (shao xing) (or dry cooking sherry or dry white wine)
• 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon ginger (1 tablespoon grated fresh (can also use 1/4 teaspoon dried ground))
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil ((can also use canola oil or light flavored oil) )
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns (ground)
• 2 sheets aluminium foil (to make tea smoking packet)
• 1.5 cups loose leaf tea
• 1/2 cup rice (Jasmine long grain rice (or other rice as desired, do not use instant rice))
• 3/4 cup brown sugar ((1/2 cup for initial packet- reserve 1/4 cup for half way ))
• 5 slices orange peel
• 5 whole star anise ((if do not have can exchange with 1 tablespoon of Chinese 5 spiced powder) )
• 4 sticks cinnamon (or 1 tablespoon ground)
• 1/2 cup honey ((if diabetic or need this recipe to be low carb- exchange with 1/2 cup sugar free orange marmalade) )
• 1 tablespoon ginger (fresh or 1/4 teaspoon ground)
• 1/2 cup dark soy sauce (or can substitute tamari sauce to keep gluten- free )
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil