Braised chicken with red dates & bacon
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3-lb) chicken | |
| 1 | Leek stalk | |
| ½ | pounds | Bacon |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sherry |
| ¾ | cup | Chinese red dates |
Directions
1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth; and chop, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Cut leek in ½-inch sections.
2. Slice bacon thick; then cut in 1-inch strips. Place in a cold pan and brown lightly over medium heat. Drain on paper toweling.
3. Reheat bacon fat. Add leek; stir-fry a few times. Add chicken and brown quickly.
4. Return bacon. Add soy sauce, sherry and red dates. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until tender (about 30 minutes).
VARIATION: Disjoint chicken, instead of chopping it in sections. Simmer about
45 minutes in step 4.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .