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    Bo Lo Shao Ji


    Source of Recipe


    Fu Pei Mei's Chinese Cooking

    Recipe Introduction


    (Chicken With Pineapple)

    List of Ingredients




    Ingredients:

    1 whole chicken (about 2 pounds)

    MIXTURE A

    4 tbsp light soy sauce
    1 tbsp dark soy sauce
    1 tbsp sake or chinese rice wine
    1 onion, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    3 slice canned pineapple, cut into 1/2-inch, cubes
    2/3 cup juice from the pineapple can
    2 1/2 cup water
    1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoo, ns water)
    1 tbsp sasame oil
    1 chinese parsley for garnish
    3 tbsp salad oil
    3 cup oil for deep-frying

    Recipe



    Clean the cavity of the chicken with a cloth. Prick all over
    the skin with a fork. Wipe off any moisture. Place the chicken in a
    bowl. Pour Mixture A over the chicken and let stand for about 30
    minutes. Remove the chicken and reserve the marinade.

    Heat 3 cups of frying oil to 350F in a wok. Add the chicken
    and fry until golden, spooning hot oil over it from time to time with
    a ladle. Remove the chicken and drain on a rack. Pour off oil from
    the wok.

    Heat 3 tablespoons fresh salad oil in the wok and sute the
    onions until they become fragrant. Add the reserved marinade and
    pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Add the water and chicken. Cover
    and cook for 25 minutes.

    Remove the chicken when the liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Add the
    pineapple chunls top the liquid and cook over very low heat for 15
    minutes.

    Meanwhile, cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces, leaving the bone
    attached. Arrange them on a platter.

    If necessary, thicken the pineapple sauce with a litle dissolved
    cornstarch. Sprinkle with sesame oil and stir well. Pour the sauce
    over the chicken, garnish with Chinese parsley (coriander) leaves and
    serve.

 

 

 


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