Braised Chicken with Red Dates & Bacon Recipe

Free Recipe Braised Chicken with Red Dates & Bacon

Recipe Type: P Recipes

Recipe Preparation: cook

Cooking Ingredients for Braised Chicken with Red Dates & Bacon Recipe

1 (3-lb) chicken
1 Leek stalk
1/2 lb Bacon
1 tb Soy sauce
2 tb Sherry
3/4 c Chinese red dates

Braised Chicken with Red Dates & Bacon Preparation

1. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth; and chop, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Cut leek in 1/2-inch sections. 2. Slice bacon thick; then cut in 1-inch strips. Place in a cold pan and brown lightly over medium heat. Drain on paper toweling. 3. Reheat bacon fat. Add leek; stir-fry a few times. Add chicken and brown quickly. 4. Return bacon. Add soy sauce, sherry and red dates. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until tender (about 30 minutes). VARIATION: Disjoint chicken, instead of chopping it in sections. Simmer about 45 minutes in step 4. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.

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Recipe Serves: 8

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