Hoisin Chicken (China)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh broccoli
- 2 medium yellow onions
- 1 red or green bell pepper
- 2 (4 ounce) cans whole button mushrooms
- 1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 3 cups vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons grated pared fresh ginger root
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 4 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules
Instructions
- Wash broccoli and cut into 1-inch pieces. Peel and chop onions.
Remove seeds from pepper and chop pepper coarsely. Drain mushrooms.
Remove giblets from chicken and reserve for another use. Rinse chicken
and cut into serving size pieces. Coat chicken pieces with 1/2 cup
cornstarch.
- Heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches
375 degrees F. Add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil (cook
only 1/3 of the pieces at a time). Cook until golden and completely
cooked, about 5 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Repeat with remaining
chicken.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the oil from wok.
Stir fry ginger in the oil over medium heat 1 minute. Add onion
to ginger. Stir fry over high heat 1 minute. Add broccoli, pepper
and mushrooms. Stir fry 2 minutes.
- Combine water and all
remaining ingredients . Add to vegetable mixture. Cook and stir
until liquid boils and becomes translucent.
- Return chicken to wok. Cook and stir until chicken is hot
throughout, 2 minutes.
Makes 6 servings.
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