Braised chicken with red dates & bacon

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 (3-lb) chicken
1 Leek stalk
½ pounds Bacon
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sherry
¾ cup Chinese red dates

Directions

1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth; and chop, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Cut leek in ½-inch sections.

2. Slice bacon thick; then cut in 1-inch strips. Place in a cold pan and brown lightly over medium heat. Drain on paper toweling.

3. Reheat bacon fat. Add leek; stir-fry a few times. Add chicken and brown quickly.

4. Return bacon. Add soy sauce, sherry and red dates. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until tender (about 30 minutes).

VARIATION: Disjoint chicken, instead of chopping it in sections. Simmer about

45 minutes in step 4.

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

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