Recipes Five-Spice Roasted Chicken 5.0 (6,460) Add your rating & review Ming Tsai, chef and owner of Blue Ginger, outside Boston, cuts his aromatic roasted chicken into eight easy-to-eat pieces and serves it with his tasty Asian Sweet Potato SaladPlus: More Chicken Recipes and Tips By Ming Tsai Ming Tsai Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Chef Tsai is a James Beard & Emmy Award-winning chef, philanthropist, TV personality, and entrepreneur. He is the creator of award-winning restaurants, author of five cookbooks, and current host/executive producer of PBS-TV's Simply Ming. In 2022, Chef Tsai became Iron Chef Tsai as he joined the cast of five world-class chefs in the Netflix series Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Chef Tsai is the foremost interpreter of East-West cooking. He has always been a believer that "you are what you eat" and that food is medicine.Experience: Chef Ming Tsai has over 40 years of experience. Chef Tsai has hosted and executive produced the PBS cooking show, Simply Ming, for 18 seasons. Chef Tsai is a leading voice for stop AAPI hate initiatives, a chef ambassador for World Central Kitchen, and the chairman of the National Advisory Board for Family Reach, helping raise over $10 million for the foundation since 2012. In 2020, Chef Tsai founded MingsBings: a nationally recognized, award-winning, consumer-packaged goods startup. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 6, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 4 Ingredients 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder One 4-pound chicken, rinsed and dried Salt and freshly ground pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 550°. In a small bowl, combine the oil with the garlic and five-spice powder; rub all over the chicken. Set the bird in a roasting pan and season with salt and pepper. Bake the chicken for about 15 minutes, or until the skin is browned. Reduce the oven temperature to 325°, cover the chicken loosely with foil and cook until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Let the chicken cool slightly, then carve it into 8 pieces and serve. Make Ahead The roasted chicken can be refrigerated overnight. Let return to room temperature before serving. Rate it Print