Chicken of the gods

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Chicken -- * see note
1 large Egg -- beaten
1 tablespoon Sherry
1 teaspoon Soy sauce salt and pepper -- to taste
½ cup Waterchestnut powder -- * see note
¼ cup Butter or margarine -- softened
¼ cup Flour
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 cups Chicken stock -- seasoned
½ cup Whipping cream
2 teaspoons Sesame seeds -- toasted

Directions

A chicken about 2½-3 pounds-cut up. ** Available at most Chinese markets. Marinate chicken pieces in mixture of egg, sherry, soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon salt and dash of pepper for 20 minutes. Coat each piece of chicken with water chestnut powder. Heat 1 inch of oil in pan. Add chicken and cook until tender and browned on both sides. Melt butter over medium heat and blend in flour and cornstarch. Bring chicken stock to a boil and stir rapidly while adding butter mixture. Reduce heat and add whipping cream (or half and half). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Neatly slice chicken pieces and arrange on hot platter. Cover with cream sauce and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Recipe from the Bali Hai restaurant on Shelter Island-San Diego Printed in the Los Angeles Times California Cookbook.Jo Merrill 11/24/93 -End Recipe Export

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