Braised Chinese Chicken

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

1 chicken - (4 to 5 lbs) cut into pieces,

and skin removed

4 green onions cut 2" pieces

2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger

1 garlic clove crushed

1 cup low-sodium chicken stock

1/2 cup lite soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

1/4 cup sherry

1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation

Place chicken under a heated broiler and brown on both sides, about 10 minutes. Place green onions, ginger, garlic, chicken stock, soy sauce, and pepper in large pot. Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook 4 to 5 minutes.

Add browned chicken. Cover and simmer 25 minutes. Turn occasionally. Add sherry and sugar. Simmer another 25 minutes, tightly covered. Add a little water if liquids dry out during cooking.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Serving size: 1/8 recipe.