The invention discloses a making method of a smoked chicken, and solves the problem that the existing smoked chicken can not completely meet living needs of people. The making method is characterized by comprising the steps of marinating by using bittern prepared from aniseed, pepper, angelica root, galangal, amomum tsao-ko, beautiful galangal fruit, clove, magnolia flower, anise, cumin, cassia, licorice, long pepper, dried orange peel, bay leaves, murraya paniculata, cassia bark and fructus amomi rotundus, and then performing fumigation. The making method disclosed by the invention is simple in process and low in production cost, and the product is easy to preserve and convenient to carry; stewing is performed for two hours to ensure that the smoked chicken is tasty, is heated more uniformly and is tasty more thoroughly; for the appearance, the chicken skin is glossy and shiny, the surface skin is dry and tough, the meat is lean and crispy, and the color is red and bright; the chicken is more ductile, tougher and chewier, and the meat is delicious, fragrant, thick in smoked flavor, crisp in mouth and better in mouthfeel; most of the added stewing materials are medical and edible seasonings, have certain pharmacological and healthcare functions, can strengthen spleen, stimulate the appetite, resolve food stagnancy and increase the appetite, and also can prevent diseases and promote the physical health of human bodies.