Slow-Simmered Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Blanch chicken in boiling water 6 minutes, skimming any scum from the surface.
2. 2
   Drain well.
3. 3
   Rub it inside and out with the salt and stuff with a mixture of the ginger, crumbled stock cube, onion and gherkins.
4. 4
   Put the stuffed chicken in a flameproof casserole with 5 cups water.
5. 5
   Bring to the boil; then put the casserole in the oven, preheated to 180 C.
6. 6
   Cook for 1 hour 20 minutes, turning the chicken once.
7. 7
   Take the chicken out and arrange the cabbage wedges in the liquid place the chicken on top.
8. 8
   Return the casserole to the oven and cook for a further 40 minutes, Serve straight from the casserole or from a large warmed tureen.