Royal Chicken

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken legs (about 1 and 1/3 lbs)
  • 1/2 brown onion
  • 1/2 cup carrot, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cooking wine or 2 tablespoons sherry wine
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash the chicken legs and cut them into pieces.
  2. 2
    Cut the brown onion into bite-size pieces.
  3. 3
    Heat the wok then add 3 T oil.
  4. 4
    Stir-fry the brown onion until fragrant.
  5. 5
    Add the pieces of chicken and stir to mix.
  6. 6
    Add the carrots, the ketchup, the salt, the sugar and the 1/2 c water and bring them to a boil.
  7. 7
    Turn the heat to low and cover.
  8. 8
    Cook 20 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup.
  9. 9
    Add cornstarch and 1 T water to thicken, stir.
  10. 10
    Transfer to aserving plate and serve.
  11. 11
    Noter from the book:.
  12. 12
    When cooking the chicken, stir occasionally to prevent it from burning. If the liquid in the chicken mixture has not reduced to 1/2 c after 20 minutes of cooking, turn the heat to high; stir and cook until the liquid is reduced to 1/2 c.

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