Chinese Chicken Recipes - Savory Chicken with Water Chestnuts Recipe

Ingredients

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 4 chicken pieces

• 3 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp brown sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 375 ml/13 fl oz/1 1/2 cups water

• 225 g/8 oz water chestnuts, sliced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Add the spring onions, garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes.

2. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry, sugar and salt and stir together well. Add the water and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. Add the water chestnuts, cover and cook for a further 20 minutes.

4. Mix the corn-flour with a little water, stir it into the sauce and simmer, stirring , until the sauce clears and thickens.