Hawaiian Chicken

My family loves this recipe,it was given to me in the early 60's We have it 2 or 3 times a year

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  whole skinless chicken, cut up or 8 -10  chicken thighs
• 8  tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 3⁄4 tablespoon salt
• 5  tablespoons sherry wine or 3  tablespoons cooking sherry
• 2  teaspoons ginger powder
• 8  cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained,save liquid
• 1⁄2 cup  additional  pineapple juice
• 1  cup water
• 3⁄4 cup  sliced thin carrot
• 1  small green pepper, cut in strips
• 1  small onion, cut in wedges
• 2 1⁄2 cups cooked rice

Directions

1. Mix: soy sauce,sugar,salt, sherry& ginger.
2. wash, skin& dry chicken.
3. Rub with the above mixture, refrigerate atleast 1 hour.
4. Drain chicken,but save marinade.
5. In lg chiken fryer add oil to barely cover bottom.
6. heat to med.
7. Add chiken& brown on one side,turn over& add garlic.
8. Brown chicken on other side.
9. Add marinade,pineapple& water, cover& simmer 1 Hour.
10. Add veg simmer covered tell veg are tender but still crisp (10) minutes.
11. Serve over hot rice.
12. If you desire you can thicken juice with a little cornstarch.