Bo Lo Shao Ji (Chicken With Pineapple) Recipe - Cooking Index
1 | Chicken - (about 2 pounds) | |
Mixture A | ||
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Light soy sauce |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Dark soy sauce |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Sake or Chinese rice wine |
1 | Onion - cut into 1/2-inch | |
3 | Canned pineapple - cut into | |
Cubes | ||
2/3 cup | 157ml | Juice from the pineapple can |
2 1/2 cups | 592ml | Water |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Cornstarch dissolved in 2 - tablespoons water) |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Sesame oil |
Chinese parsley for garnish | ||
3 tablespoons | 45ml | Salad oil |
3 cups | 711ml | Oil for deep-frying |
Clean the cavity of the chicken with a cloth. Prick all over the skin with a fork. Wipe off any moisture. Place the chicken in a bowl. Pour Mixture A over the chicken and let stand for about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken and reserve the marinade.
Heat 3 cups of frying oil to 350F in a wok. Add the chicken and fry until golden, spooning hot oil over it from time to time with a ladle. Remove the chicken and drain on a rack. Pour off oil from the wok.
Heat 3 tablespoons fresh salad oil in the wok and saute the onions until they become fragrant. Add the reserved marinade and pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Add the water and chicken. Cover and cook for 25 minutes.
Remove the chicken when the liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Add the pineapple chunks top the liquid and cook over very low heat for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces, leaving the bone attached. Arrange them on a platter.
If necessary, thicken the pineapple sauce with a little dissolved cornstarch. Sprinkle with sesame oil and stir well. Pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with Chinese parsley (coriander) leaves and serve.
Fu Pei Mei's Chinese Cooking; Japan; ISBN: 4-07-974788-8]
Source:
The Sacramento Bee 8/20/97
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