Chinese Chicken Recipes - Marinated Chicken Wings Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 45 ml/3 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp brown sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp grated ginger root

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 6 spring onions (scallions), sliced

• 450 g/1lb chicken wings

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 225 g/8 oz bamboo shoots, sliced

• 20 ml/4 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 175 ml/6 fl oz/3/4 cup chicken stock

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Method:

1. Mix together the soy sauce, wine or sherry, sugar, ginger, garlic and spring onions.

2. Add the chicken wings and stir to coat completely. Cover and leave to stand for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

3. Heat the oil and stir-fry the bamboo shoots for 2 minutes. Remove them from the pan. Drain the chicken and onions, reserving the marinade.

4. Reheat the oil and stir-fry the chicken until browned on all sides. Cover and cook for a further 20 minutes until the chicken is tender.

5. Blend the corn-flour with the stock and the reserved marinade. Pour over the chicken and bring to the boil, stirring, until the sauce thickens.

6. Stir in the bamboo shoots and simmer, stirring, for a further 2 minutes.