Braised chicken and potatoes #1

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 (3-lb) chicken
1 small Onion
1 Clove garlic
2 slices Fresh ginger root
2 cups Water (up to)
3 tablespoons Oil
1 tablespoon Sugar
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
2 Potatoes

Directions

1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth. With a cleaver chop, bones and all, in 2-inch sections.

2. Slice onion. Mince garlic and ginger root. Heat water.

3. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger; stir-fry to brown lightly. Add chicken and brown quickly.

4. Add heated water, sugar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, 20 minutes.

5. Meanwhile peel potatoes and cut in 1-inch cubes. Add to pan and simmer, covered, until done (about 10 minutes more).

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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