Chinese Simmer Chicken

Submitted by Krista Smith

"This recipe was given to me by a knitting exchange partner and I just love it! It's really easy and quite delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon 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 - 3⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 garlic clove (pressed or minced)
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds (optional)

directions

1. Heat oil in large skillet and brown chicken.
2. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, catsup, sherry (or apple juice), pepper flakes, garlic and onion together.
3. Add mixture to chicken and simmer for 35-45 minutes.
4. Blend cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water and add to sauce to thicken.
5. Garnish with seeds and serve.

Reviews

[marshnello]

I make this recipe often. It is an old Foster Farms recipe that calls for a whole chicken instead of chicken breast. Everything else is the same and the chicken comes out very flavorful and moist.

 

[Miss Tinkerbell]

Made this last night. Was super simple and even my boys ate some. I was craving chinese, but didn't want the expense of ordering out, yet needed a recipe that used what we had on hand. This fit the bill perfectly. I used the apple juice instead of the sherry. Next time I might throw in some green or red peppers for more variety.

 

[ashdoes]

This was one of the better recipes i've gotten in a while. I made it a one pot meal. The only thing I changed was to use a nice Pinot Grigio instead of sherry. I started the rice cooker first, and doubled the sauce for my bone-in split chicken breast. Then when the chicken was done and removed, I put the sauce to a fast boil, and added a bag of fresh broccoli for about 4 minutes, we like it crisp. Then I threw in a handful of mushrooms that were in the 'use it or lose it' zone. Once the mushrooms were done I added a little bit of starch to thicken the sauce. This sauce was good on everything. My girls (2 & 6) ate everything on their plates. Thank you for a really easy, full meal.

 

[evewitch]

(I still can't tell if this was meant to be made with boneless chicken. I used bone-in breasts and had to simmer them for about an hour. We really prefer the boneless, so I would probably use those next time. I covered the chicken, but that would probably not be necessary with boneless chicken. The sauce was really good. I didn't add any sesame seeds because I didn't feel like toasting them. Used sherry and 1/2 tsp. pepper flakes. I served this with Recipe #105217. December 10, 2009) On this second attempt, I used boneless chicken. I cooked it for 45 minutes, which was too long. I should have stopped at 30 minutes. I also made 6 breasts and multiplied the other ingredients by 1.5, using 3/4 tsp. of pepper flakes. I forgot to buy cornstarch (one of those things I never thought I'd run out of) so I tried to boil the sauce down some. This didn't work well and made it too spicy. I did use the sesame seeds this time. I have attempted this recipe twice and had trouble both times. I will probably not make it again because of that. Sorry. I seldom rate anything as high as 4* and I don't remember why I thought it was that good the first time I made it. I will, however, allow that star rating to stand.

 

[BLUE ROSE]

My family loved this recipe. For us it uses everything we have in our place. Great recipe to make during the busy week.