Wok-Steamed Red Chicken

This chicken could be butterflied if preferred. The cooking time would then be about 50 minutes.

Ingredients

1 tsp	Salt
1 ½ kgs	Chicken
1 Tbsp	Soy sauce
1 tsp	Freshly ground black pepper
¼ tsp	Red food colouring
1 Tbsp	Hoisin sauce
1 Tbsp	Dry sherry
1 Tbsp	Peanut oil

Directions

1. Wash the chicken and dry inside and out.
2. Combine the salt, pepper, soy sauce, sherry, hoisin sauce and red food colouring.
3. Brush over the chicken, inside and out. Marinate for at least one hour.
4. Place on a steamer rack above simmering water in a wok or saucepan.
5. Cover and steam for about 75 minutes or until tender, turning once.
6. Brush the chicken with oil and place under a preheated grill. Grill on all sides until the skin is crisp.
7. Excellent served with stir-fried veges.