Chinese Chicken Recipes - Deep Fried Chicken with Ginger Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, halved

• 4 slices ginger root, crushed

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Place the chicken in a shallow bowl. Mix the ginger, wine or sherry, soy sauce and sugar, pour over the chicken and rub into the skin. Leave to marinate for 1 hour.

2. Heat the oil and deep-fry the chicken, one half at a time, until lightly colored. Remove from the oil and leave to cool slightly while you reheat the oil.

3. Return the chicken to the pan and deep-fry until golden brown and cooked through. Drain well before serving.