Chinese Simmer Chicken Recipes

CHINESE SIMMER CHICKEN

Steps:

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

SIMMERED CHINESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken and remove"the goodies" from the inside, pat dry with papertowels.
• Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or soup pan.
• Brown the chicken on all sides.
• Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/2 c water, catsup, sherry, red pepper, garlic and green onion together.
• Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a serving platter.
• Dissolve the 2 T of cornstarch in 1 T of water.
• Add to the sauce in the pan, over low heat, to thicken.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• We serve this with rice and pour the sauce over the rice as well.

SIMMERED CHINESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in big pot, and brown chicken on all sides.
• Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, water, catsup, apple juice, red pepper flakes, garlic and green onion.
• Pour mixture over chicken in pot.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes.
• Remove chicken to platter (debone, if desired, and cut into bite sized pieces.).
• Skim fat off top of sauce.
• Blend together cold water and cornstarch and stir into sauce.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds and more sliced green onion.
• Serve with rice and sauce.

SOY SIMMERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the sesame oil, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, Chinese wine, star anise and cinamon stick in a frying pan over a medium-low heat and bring to a simmer.
• Add the chicken and cook for 6-7 minutes each side or until cooked through.
• Serve on plates with the sauce from the pan, with steamed greens and rice.

BOILED CHICKEN, CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Fill a large kettle with water, and bring to a boil. (An 8 quart pot two-thirds filled with water works great for a 2 1/2 - 3 pound bird). When the water boils, place the whole cleaned chicken into it. When the water stops boiling, take the chicken out. Cover the pot, and when the water again boils, place the chicken back in the pot. Cover the pot, and turn off the heat. Leave the chicken in the pot and the pot on the burner. After 1 hour the chicken is done. Remove and cool.
• You can debone this chicken in very little time. If you are on a low-salt/low-fat diet, be sure to remove the skin. Save the juices that flow from the bird when deboning because this liquid contains a great deal of natural gelatin and will help keep the bird moist if you should decide to store the meat in the refridgerator. The chicken is ready to serve or use.