Beggar's Chicken (Jiao Hua Ji) | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 (4-lb.) chicken
• ¹⁄₄ cup ng ka pay (Chinese sorghum spirits) or brandy
• 1 stick cinnamon, broken into 4 pieces
• 2 whole star anise, crushed
• 8 dried black mushrooms
• ²⁄₃ cup preserved mustard greens
• 1 Tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil
• ¹⁄₄ lb. fatback (cured pork fat), diced
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and diced
• 1 red chile, seeded and minced (optional)
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. five-spice powder
• ¹⁄₄ lb. barbecued pork, thinly sliced and cut into 2" pieces (optional)
• 2 Tbsp. shaoxing (Chinese rice wine) or sherry
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 3 large dried lotus leaves
• 4 cups flour
• 2 large pieces of parchment paper
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• ³⁄₄ cup chicken stock
• 1 tsp. dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp. oyster sauce
• Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper