BLACK MUSHROOM CHICKEN, DEEP-FRIED AND BRAISED

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Number Of Ingredients 15

10 to 15 black, dried mushrooms
1 chicken (3 pounds)
soy sauce
4 to 5 slices ginger root
1 bamboo shoots
4 water chestnuts
2 stalks scallion
oil for deep-frying
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
dash pepper
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Cut chicken in half and wipe with a damp cloth. Rub, inside and out, with soy sauce. Let stand 10 minutes. 3. Meanwhile slice ginger root. Shred bamboo shoot, water chestnuts and soaked mushrooms. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. 4. Heat oil to bubbling. Gently lower in chicken, one half at a time, and brown lightly. Drain on paper toweling. 5. Heat remaining oil. Add salt and ginger root stir-fry a few times. Add shredded vegetables and scallions stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes. 6. Stir in and heat water add sugar and pepper. Return chicken halves and bring to a boil then simmer. covered, until tender (about 20 minutes). 7. Remove chicken, leaving liquids in pan. Let bird cool slightly then chop, bones and all, in bite-size pieces. Arrange on a serving platter. 8. Gently reheat liquids in pan. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and remaining cold water to a paste then stir in to thicken. Pour sauce over chicken and serve. VARIATION: * In step 7, instead of chopping the chicken, disjoint and bone the legs and wings. Cut the breast meat in slices and arrange decoratively on a platter with legs and wings. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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