GOVERNORS CHICKEN

By stepjo7269

Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking
By: Nicholas Zhou

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 2 2 2 Tablespoons Fire in the Hole Habanero Hot Sauce*
• 2 2 2 Tablespoons diced garlic
• 1 1 1 Teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 Teaspoon salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 Cup dry sherry
• 1 1 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 3 3 Tablespoons corn starch
• 2 2 2 Chicken
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 Cup each diced red onion, thinly sliced carrots, sliced mushrooms
• 1 1 1 Cup each sliced Napa cabbage and fresh Chinese peapods
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 Cup chicken stock
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 Cup oyster sauce
• Peanut oil for deep-frying and stir-frying
• 2 Mix hot sauce, garlic, sesame oil and salt and grind into a paste with a mortar and pestle. Let this mixture stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
• ● Combine this paste, sherry, soy and corn starch. Mix well. The consistency should be about like very heavy cream.
• to Add the chicken and stir to coat. Let marinate overnight.
• to 350 to oil to a wok (or other pan). Heat until about 350 degrees, then add pieces of chicken, four or five at a time, and deep-fry until brown. Drain and transfer to a warm platter. Repeat until all the chicken is cooked.

Preparation

Step 1

*This sauce is a specialty of J.J.Pepper, the creators of this recipe. If unavailable, you can substitute chile paste, available at most Asian markets (chili paste is also known as Hot Sauce).