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Braised Chicken Drumsticks
poultry, chinese
8 chicken fryer drumsticks
1 cornstarch for dredging
3 cup oil for deep-frying
1 cup dried chestnuts
1 five-spice bouquet (or
1 tablespoon five-spice powder)
4 cup cold water
1/2 cup dark soy sauce
1/2 cup rock sugar
1/2 cup medium sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation: At least 12 hours before cooking this dish, rinse several times then soak dried chestnuts. After soaking, remove pieces of skin wedged in nutmeat.
Deep-frying: In wok or suitable pan, slowly heat deep-frying oil; oil is ready when bubbles quickly form around chopstick held vertically in oil. Meanwhile, dredge drumsticks in cornstarch; shake off excess starch. Deep- fry drumsticks 2 at a time until brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from oil; drain.
Red-cooking: Pour water in sandy pot or comparable casserole dish; add 5- spice bouquet, soy sauce, sherry & salt (5-spice powder can be substituted, though the final flavor will be less distinctive). Slowly bring to boil, reduce heat, cover pot & simmer 15 minutes. Remove cover; discard bouquet; add salt & rock sugar; dissolve rock sugar. You can stop here until near serving time.
About 30 minutes before serving time, add drumsticks & soaked chestnuts to hot red-cooked sauce. Simmer in covered pot for 15 minutes; remove cover; simmer for another 15 minutes. Sauce should have reduced by about 1/3, and become bright & thick.
To serve, prop drumsticks up around sides of sandy pot; spear chestnuts with sate sticks or long toothpicks.
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