Rock Sugar Ginger Chicken (Bing Tong Gook Geung Gai)
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James Carrier
Notes: Traditionally, bone-in chicken pieces are chopped up for this dish. We use whole pieces so there will be fewer bone fragments. You can prepare the chicken (through step 2) up to 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Lift off and discard solidified fat, then reheat chicken, covered, over medium heat, and continue. Serve with steamed rice and Stir-fried Garlic Lettuce.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Rinse chicken and pat dry. Set a 12-inch frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat. When hot, add oil and ginger; stir often until ginger is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high; push ginger to edges of pan and add chicken pieces, skin side down, in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 7 to 8 minutes total. Drain off and discard fat from pan.
Step 2
2
Stir broth, 1/2 cup water, sugar, soy sauce, and salt into pan around chicken. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 8 minutes. Turn chicken pieces over, cover, and continue cooking until no longer pink at the bone (cut to test), 7 to 9 minutes longer.
Step 3
3
With tongs, lift chicken from pan juices and place in a shallow bowl or on a rimmed platter. Skim and discard fat from pan juices; pour juices over chicken. Sprinkle green onions on top of meat if desired.
Ingredients
6 bone-in chicken thighs (2 lb. total)
1 tablespoon salad oil
6 ounces fresh ginger, scrubbed and thinly sliced
1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
2 ounces rock sugar (about 1/3 cup) or 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons black soy sauce or 2 tablespoons regular soy sauce plus 1/2 teaspoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
Thinly sliced green onions (optional)
Directions
Step 1
1
Rinse chicken and pat dry. Set a 12-inch frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat. When hot, add oil and ginger; stir often until ginger is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high; push ginger to edges of pan and add chicken pieces, skin side down, in a single layer. Cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 7 to 8 minutes total. Drain off and discard fat from pan.
Step 2
2
Stir broth, 1/2 cup water, sugar, soy sauce, and salt into pan around chicken. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 8 minutes. Turn chicken pieces over, cover, and continue cooking until no longer pink at the bone (cut to test), 7 to 9 minutes longer.
Step 3
3
With tongs, lift chicken from pan juices and place in a shallow bowl or on a rimmed platter. Skim and discard fat from pan juices; pour juices over chicken. Sprinkle green onions on top of meat if desired.
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