Red-stewed chicken #1
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4-lb) chicken | |
| 4 | cups | Water |
| 1 | cup | Fresh mushrooms |
| 1 | cup | Bamboo shoots |
| 6 | Water chestnuts | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | dash | Pepper |
Directions
1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth; then, with a cleaver, chop, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Place in a heavy saucepan.
2. Boil water and pour over chicken. Bring to a boil again; then simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile slice mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Add to chicken, along with soy sauce, salt and pepper; and simmer, covered, 30 minutes more.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .