Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Rock Sugar Ginger Chicken (Bing Tong Gook Geung Gai)

D made this last night, amended. It was really good. Had a sweet and salty taste. Because he wasn't looking, he didn't think to make it with rice. He should have.
We will have again.

Rock Sugar Ginger Chicken (Bing Tong Gook Geung Gai)
(Our amended version)

6 bone-in chicken thighs (2 lb. total) (we used 4 boneless skinless thighs)
1 tablespoon salad oil (used olive oil)
6 ounces fresh ginger, scrubbed and thinly sliced (used 2.5 oz)
1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth (used FF, Reduced Sodium)
2 ounces rock sugar (about 1/3 cup) or 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons black soy sauce or 2 tablespoons regular soy sauce plus 1/2 teaspoon molasses (used low sodium soy sauce and molasses)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Thinly sliced green onions (optional)

Added 3 bunches of broccoli

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Set a 12-inch frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat. When hot, add oil and ginger (and broccoli); stir often until ginger is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high; push ginger to edges of pan and add chicken pieces, skin side down, in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 7 to 8 minutes total. Drain off and discard fat from pan.

2. Stir broth, 1/2 cup water, sugar, soy sauce, and salt into pan around chicken. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 8 minutes. Turn chicken pieces over, cover, and continue cooking until no longer pink at the bone (cut to test), 7 to 9 minutes longer.

3. With tongs, lift chicken from pan juices and place in a shallow bowl or on a rimmed platter. Skim and discard fat from pan juices; pour juices over chicken. Sprinkle green onions on top of meat if desired.



Yield: Makes 6 servings (amended was 4 servings)

CALORIES 259 (49% from fat); FAT 14g (sat 3.7g); CHOLESTEROL 72mg; CARBOHYDRATE 11g; SODIUM 705mg; PROTEIN 21g; FIBER 0.0g

Sunset, FEBRUARY 2002

Amended version:
CALORIES 307 ; FAT 7.7g; CHOLESTEROL 57.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 39.9g; SODIUM 839mg; PROTEIN 28.1g; FIBER 13.8g

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