Simmered Chinese Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole chicken, cut in pieces
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1/3-3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 -2 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in big pot, and brown chicken on all sides.
• 2 mix soy sauce, brown sugar, water, catsup, apple juice, red pepper flakes, garlic and green onion.
• 3 pour mixture over chicken in pot.
• 4 heat to boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes.
• 5 remove chicken to platter (debone, if desired, and cut into bite sized pieces.).
• 6 skim fat off top of sauce.
• 7 blend together cold water and cornstarch and stir into sauce.
• 8 cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
• 9 spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds and more sliced green onion.
• 10 serve with rice and sauce.