Simmered Chinese Chicken

Pvt Amys Mom's Note:

This is a super easy to make "all in one-pot" dinner. The flavors are wonderful. The recipe calls for a whole chicken but I have also made it with boneless breasts and thighs.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1⁄3; cup soy sauce
• 1⁄3; cup brown sugar
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• ¼ cup dry sherry or ¼ cup apple juice
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 1 green onion (sliced diagonally, small pieces)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions:

1. Rinse the chicken and remove"the goodies" from the inside, pat dry with papertowels.
2. Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or soup pan.
3. Brown the chicken on all sides.
4. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/2 c water, catsup, sherry, red pepper, garlic and green onion together.
5. Pour mixture over chicken.
6. Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
7. Remove the chicken to a serving platter.
8. Dissolve the 2 T of cornstarch in 1 T of water.
9. Add to the sauce in the pan, over low heat, to thicken.
10. Pour sauce over chicken.
11. We serve this with rice and pour the sauce over the rice as well.

Reviews

[Crisci]

Delicious and quick! I can't believe a 6# chicken cooked in under an hour. The whole family enjoyed this and I look forward to fixing it again. I didn't have apple juice or sherry, so I just used water. My family likes things a little on the spicy side, so I used a little over 1/2t of red pepper. The flavor was excellent, the chicken was so very moist, and the house smelled great. Thanks for sharing.

[Ceezie]

I thought this was ok; dh liked it. I just made the sauce and made it with the sherry but might try the apple juice next time. I served this with mixed veggies, 2 chicken breasts (chopped) and over rice.

[LARavenscroft]

This is a fantastic chicken recipes. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs as that is what I had. It smelled absolutely wonderful while it was cooking. Only took about 30 minutes to cook and I didn't not need to use the cornstarch as the sauce cooked down just fine. Served with Garlic Rice. Thanks for posting this. Made for Zaar Cookbooks Tag.