Simmered Chinese Chicken

Submitted by Pvt Amys Mom

"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."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1⁄3 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• 1⁄4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1⁄2 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

[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 recipe #24366. Thanks for posting this. Made for Zaar Cookbooks Tag.

 

[TraderJada]

Thanks Mom of Pvt. Amy for a delicious all in one pan chicken. I did not have a lot of chicken pieces so I halved the recipe. I made the mistake of adding some chunks of red potatoes along with the chicken. That explains why the sauce disappeared. I even added a half a cup of water to the pan and scraped up the bits which left me with a bit of sauce. Next time I will cook potatoes or any veggies separately. AND I will double the sauce. Also I did not have apple juice so I used pineapple juice. Let me say, it was so delish with the sauce caramelizing onto the chicken, giving it a sweet sticky bbq flavor without an outdoor grill !! The chicken cooked in about 1/2 hour. Definitely making this again with lots more sauce which was soooooo tasty! You guys have to try this. It is really finger lickin good !!

 

[Just_Ducky!!]

I needed something simple and quick, this fit the bill perfectly. Even more importantly, the entire family loved it. Definitely a keeper! Thanks for the recipe, Pvt Amys Mom

 

[Peter J]

I think this is most enjoyable chicken dish that I've ever eaten. I used a whole chicken, didn't change a thing and the meat was super moist and the flavor combination was sublime.

 

[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.