Honey-chili chicken - chinese

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
- Pam Coombes RNCM95A MM:MK VMXV03A
1 Fryer chicken (3 to 4 lbs)
½ cup All purpose flour
½ teaspoon Salt
Oil for frying
⅓ cup Water
⅓ cup Lemon juice
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
4 teaspoons Chinese chili sauce (hot)
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
1½ teaspoon Minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons Honey
6 Green onions, cut lengthwise into thin slices

Directions

Rinse chicken and cut into small serving pieces. Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat well. Heat oil in wok over high heat to 375F. Add chicken, one piece at a time (cook only ⅓ of the pieces at a time), and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. D Drain on paper towel. Repeat with remaining chicken.

Remove all but 1 T oil from wok. Combine water, lemon juice, cornstarch, chili sauce,and soy sauce in small bowl;mix well. Add ginger to wok; stir-fry 1 minute. Add honey; cook and stir 1 minute.

Stir in cornstarch-chili mixture; cook and and stir until sauce boils, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken pieces; cook and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes. Stir in onions; cook and stir 1 minute more. Makes 4 to 6 servings. (New Chinese Cooking Class Cookbook)

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