Rock Sugar Ginger Chicken (Bing Tong Gook Geung Gai) |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Notes: Traditionally, bone-in chicken pieces are chopped up for this dish. We use whole pieces so there will be fewer bone fragments. You can prepare the chicken (through step 2) up to 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Lift off and discard solidified fat, then reheat chicken, covered, over medium heat, and continue. Serve with steamed rice and Stir-fried Garlic Lettuce. Ingredients:
6 bone-in chicken thighs (2 lb. total) |
1 tablespoon salad oil |
6 ounces fresh ginger, scrubbed and thinly sliced |
1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth |
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 |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
thinly sliced green onions (optional) |
Directions:
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; 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.
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