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Salt the chicken generously, and leave for 10 minutes.
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Wash the salt off with water, pat dry and roll up with the skin side out.
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Wrap the chicken in plastic wrap, and twist both ends shut as it were a piece of candy.
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Make about 10 small holes in the plastic with a toothpick.
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If you don't make the holes, the plastic will inflate and may burst when it's heated.
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Put the wrapped chicken in a pot of boiling water, and boil for 30 minutes.
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Turn the heat down very low, and don't let it boil up.
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This broth will be used later for the marinade.
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Turn off the heat when the 30 minutes are up.
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Unwrap the chicken, and leave it in the broth for about 20 minutes.
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This broth makes for a delicious soup base so don't throw it out.
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Make the marinade.
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Smash the 3 garlic cloves.
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Put all the marinade ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
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Don't let it simmer down too much because you don't want to reduce it.
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While the marinade is still hot, put the chicken and that marinade (with the garlic and leek too) in a bowl, and leave as is so that the chicken can soak up flavor.
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When the liquid has cooled down, put in the soft boiled eggs so that they can soak up the flavor too.
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Turn the eggs over occasionally so that they are evenly flavored.
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Cover the chicken and eggs with kitchen parchment paper to prevent the surface from drying out.
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Spoon the marinade over them occasionally.
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After 12 hours, the chicken and eggs will look really nice.
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If you can, marinate them for about 24 hours.
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Slice the chicken to your desired thickness.
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I recommend slicing it rather thickly (at least 5 mm)!
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Arrange the sliced chicken with some cooked spinach and finely julienned white leek on a plate, and spoon on some of the marinade.
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Add the eggs, and serve!
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To see how to cook soft boiled eggs, see.
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For a char siu that is baked in the oven, see.
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Instructions for how to prep inexpensive chicken breast meat for the best results.
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Use the broth from Step 4 to make soup!
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It's delicious.
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Here's a recipe for authentic char siu.
