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Simmered Chinese Chicken
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 45 minutes
- Total
- 1 hr 5 min
- Yield
- 4.00 - serving(s)
Categories
- Main
Cuisine
- Chinese
Cooking Method
- stew
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- contains chicken)
- Contains chicken
Allergens
- May contain soy — check ingredients
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Simmered Chinese Chicken brings together 1 (4 lb) whole chickens, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1/3 cup soy sauce in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 5 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon catsup
- 1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 1 green onion (sliced diagonally, small pieces)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
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Instructions
Rinse the chicken and remove"the goodies" from the inside, pat dry with papertowels.
Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or soup pan.
Brown the chicken on all sides.
Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/2 c water, catsup, sherry, red pepper, garlic and green onion together.
Pour mixture over chicken.
Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
Remove the chicken to a serving platter.
Dissolve the 2 T of cornstarch in 1 T of water.
Add to the sauce in the pan, over low heat, to thicken.
Pour sauce over chicken.
We serve this with rice and pour the sauce over the rice as well.
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