Recipes from China :: Chinese Main Dish Poultry
1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. canola (or other vegetable) oil
1/3 c. water
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 tsp. cornstarch
4 tsp. Chinese chili sauce
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp. grated pared fresh ginger root
3 Tbsp. honey
6 scallions, cut in thin lengthwise slices
Remove giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken and cut into small serving-size pieces. Combine flour and salt. Coat chicken pieces with flour mixture. Heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches 375 degrees fahrenheit. Add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil (cook only 1/3 of the pieces at a time). Cook until golden, about 5 mins. Drain on absorbent paper. Repeat with remaining chicken.
Pour all but 1 Tbsp. of the oil out of wok. Combine water, lemon juice, cornstarch, chili sauce and soy sauce. Add ginger to oil in wok. Stir fry 1 minute. Add honey to ginger. Cook and stir 1 minute. Add cornstarch-chili mixture to honey and ginger. Cook and stir until mixture boil, about 1 minute. Stir chicken piece into chili mixture. Cook and stir until chicken is hot throughout, about 3 mins. Stir in onions. Cook and stir 1 minute.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
