Braised Chicken Wings

Name: Braised Chicken Wings
Ingredients: 12 chicken wings, cut in half, tips removed if not already; 5 whole dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water to soften; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 green onions, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, grated; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder; 1 cup water; 2 teaspoons cornflour; 250 bean sprouts (optional to serve chicken over) (optional)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

12 chicken wings, cut in half, tips removed if not already
5 whole dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water to soften
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, grated
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 cup water
2 teaspoons cornflour
250 bean sprouts (optional to serve chicken over) (optional)

Directions

1

Drain mushrooms, squeeze out excess water, discard stems and slice caps.
2

Heat oil in a wok until it just reaches smoking point, add chicken, onions and ginger. Stir fry until chicken just changes colour, add soy sauce, sherry, sugar, five spice powder and water.
3

Turn down the heat and cook gently about 15-20 min's until chicken is cooked through, add mushrooms, stir fry a few minutes more.
4

While chicken is cooking, if making bean sprouts heat a small amount of oil in another pan, cook, turning and stirring occasionally until sprouts are just soft.
5

Remove chicken from wok and keep warm, mix a little water with corn flour add to sauce and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
6

To Serve: Place sprouts on a serving platter top with chicken and pour sauce over, serve immediately. Garnish with extra green onions if so desired.