Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken (Ma La Tze Gee)

This recipe is posted in response to a request. I haven't tried it personally. It's from www.dianaskitchen.com

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons  oil
• 1  scallion
• 2 -3  hot peppers
• 1  tablespoon  shredded ginger
• 1  tablespoon sherry wine
• 2  tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2  lbs  fryer
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 1  tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2  teaspoon  anise pepper
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, marinate 15-20 minutes in ginger, sherry, soy sauce mixture.
2. Cut scallion and hot peppers diagonally into 1-inch pieces.
3. Grind anise pepper to powder.
4. Mix chicken broth, soy sauce, wine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
5. Heat oil.
6. Add scallion, and stir fry several times.
7. Add ginger, sherry, soy mixture and chicken to scallions and hot pepper, and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes more.
8. Add chicken broth mixture, mix well.
9. Cook over low heat until chicken pieces are tender.
10. Add cornstarch to thicken.
11. Serve.