Chinese Chicken Recipes - Ginger and Spring Onion Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken

• 2 slices ginger root, cut into strips

• salt and freshly ground pepper

• 90 ml/4 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 8 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped

• 10 ml/2 tsp white wine vinegar

• 5 ml/1 tsp sauce

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Method:

1. Place the chicken in a large saucepan, add half the ginger and pour in enough water almost to cover the chicken. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 1 1/4 hours until tender.

3. Leave the chicken to stand in the stock until cool. Drain the chicken and refrigerate until cold. Cut into portions.

4. Grate the remaining ginger and mix with the oil, spring onions, wine vinegar and soy sauce and salt and pepper.

5. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Place the chicken pieces in a serving bowl and pour over the ginger dressing. Serve with steamed rice.