Ingredients:
YIELD 6 SERVINGS
3 each tb peppersalt, see below
1 each tb dry sherry
4 each scallions
3 lb whole chicken, - cleaned boiling water
2 each tb soy sauce
2 each tb all purpose flour
1 each tb cornstarch
8 cup oil, for deep frying
1 ++++++++++++++++++++++++pepp ersalt, ++++++++++++++++++
2 each tb szechuan peppercorns
2 each tb salt
Instructions:
Put Peppersalt and sherry in a large bowl; pound scallions with the
broad side of a cleaver, then chop into 1 inch lengths; add to
peppersalt mixture. Rinse chicken in cold water; pat dry with paper
towels; rub inside and outside with peppercorn mixture; refrigerate
chicken for 8 hours. Pour 4 cups boiling water into a wok or large
pot; place chicken in a baking dish in steamer or on steamer rack
over boiling water; cover wok and steam the chicken over medium heat
about 2 hours until meat is very tender, adding more boiling water
as needed. Remove wok from heat; let cool slightly before removing
chicken; pat chicken dry and let cool; brush soy sauce all over
chicken. Combine flour and cornstarch; dust chicken with mixture;
heat oil in a wok over high heat to 350F; carefully lower chicken
into hot oil with tongs; deep fry 2 minutes; remove chicken from oil
with tongs; set aside. Reheat oil to 350F and carefully submerge
chicken in hot oil again; deep fry 1 minute or until chicken is
browned and crisp; remove and let cool a few minutes. Use a heavy,
sharp cleaver to chop cooked chicken into small serving pieces. 4
servings. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-low heat 1 minute; add
peppercorns and stir-fry for 5 minutes; remove saucepan from heat and
let cool; grind peppercorns into a fine powder with a mortar and
pestle; add salt, mix well. Store in a tightly covered container.
Makes about cup. C.OZBURN ++++-
Servings: 1
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken." - Book of Chan compiled by O.P.U sect.
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