Braised Whole Chicken Recipe

• 1 x (4-5 lb.) chicken
• 2 x Scallion stalks
• 2 x Or possibly
• 3 slc Fresh ginger root
• 4 x -(up to)
• 5 Tbsp. Oil
• 1 c. Water
• 1/2 c. Soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Sherry
• 1 tsp Sugar

1. 1.
2. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth.
3. Cut scallion stalks in 2-inch sections; slice ginger root.
4. 2.
5. Heat oil in a large heavy pan.
6. Truss chicken and brown quickly on all sides.
7. 3.
8. Boil water and add in to chicken, along with soy sauce, scallions and ginger.
9. Bring quickly to a boil again; then simmer, covered, 30 min, turning bird once.
10. 4.
11. Add in sherry and sugar and simmer, covered, 30 min more, turning bird once or possibly twice for even coloring.
12. VARIATION: Omit the scallions.
13. In step 2, add in to the heated oil 2 c. onion, minced; stir-fry till translucent/soft and remove.
14. Heat more oil, if needed; add in chicken and brown.
15. Return onions when adding other ingredients in step 3.

chicken, scallion, ginger root, oil, water, soy sauce, sherry, sugar

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/braised-whole-chicken-90886 (may not work)