Red-Cooked Chicken

Categories: Loo | Chinese | Chicken

Serves: 1 Chicken

Ingredients:

1 Whole chicken
2 c Soy sauce
2 c Dark soy sauce
6 oz Dry sherry
6 cl Garlic
3 Scallions, in 1" lengths
Water to cover 3/4
-of the way
1 tb Cornstarch
4 ts Water
Sesame oil

Instructions:
Wash chicken and pat dry. Combine next 5 ingredients. Bring to a
boil. Add chicken and water. Lower heat and let simmer at lowest heat
for 45 min, turning occasionally. After 45 min, turn chicken breast
side down and let steep for 1/2 hour. Remove chicken, disjoint, and
arrange on a platter.

Strain and defat liquid. Reserve all but 3 c for another use. Bring
liquid to a boil and reduce by half. Add cornstarch mixed with water.
Cook until thickened. Taste for seasoning, correcting with salt as
necessary. Pour sauce over chicken and flick a few drops of sesame
oil over the top. Serve hot or cold.

From: Michael Loo

Recipes posted to FIDO COOKING echo by Mike Loo, an excellent cook, between
Dec 1, 1944 and Jul 31, 1995. Many are authentic Chinese recipes.

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mikeloo.zip

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