INGREDIENTS 3 lbs Whole Chicken 1 TBsp Oil 100 g Rock Sugar 1 Cinnamon Stick 2 Star Anise 2 Dried Bay Leaves 5 cloves Shallots 5 cloves Garlic 2 bunches Spring Onions 4 slices Ginger 1.5 cups Dark Soy Sauce 1 litre Water 1 TBSP Chinese Rice Wine MARINADE 2 tsp Salt 1 TBSP Dark Soy Sauce GLAZE 2 TBSP Maltose or corn syrup 1 TBSP Hot Water INSTRUCTIONS PREPARATION Remove chicken innards, then exfoliate the skin and cavity with coarse salt. Wash salt off and pat dry. Rub the chicken all over with marinade ingredients and allow to marinate for 30 minutes. Peel skin from the ginger and slice it thinly. Peel skin from the shallots and garlic, then smash slightly with the blunt surface of your knife or a glass Mix the glaze ingredients together to form a syrup for later use. Wash the spring onions and set aside. COOKING In a deep medium-sized pot, heat up 1 TBSP of oil over medium heat. Then add in the garlic, shallots, ginger, cinnamon stick, star a...