Stewed Chicken with Chestnuts Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4-6

1

4 oz

3

2 slices

5 tablespoons

1 tablespoon

2 tablespoons

5 cups

2 teaspoons

5

Chicken, about 2 lbs

Chestnut (dry) or 1/2 lb fresh

Green onions

Ginger

Soy sauce

Wine

Sugar

Oil

Cornstarch, mix with 2 teaspoons cold water

Parsley leaves

• Soak the dry chestnuts in warm water for about 1/2 day. When the chestnuts are smooth, clean them. If you use fresh chestnuts, don't soak just remove brown shell and skin.

• Cut the chicken into 1 inch wide and 2 inches long shapes, place in a bowl. Soak with green onion, ginger and soy sauce about 10 minutes. Deep fry half of this in heated oil for a few minute until brown.

• Remove cooked chicken, reheat oil and repeat with the remaining half.

• Drain off oil, return all the chicken to pan. Add chestnuts.

• Add soy sauce (in which chicken has been soaked), wine, sugar, chestnuts and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat rather low, stew for 30 minutes until sauce is reduced to 1/3 cup. Remove onions and ginger.

• Add cornstarch paste and stir the sauce until it has thickened. Splash on 1 tablespoon heated oil.

• Remove to platter. Decorate with parsley leaves and serve.