Ingredients
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1 (4 lb) whole chickens
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1/3 cup soy sauce
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup water
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1 tablespoon catsup
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1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup apple juice
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1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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1 clove garlic (crushed)
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1 tablespoon water
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1 green onion (sliced diagonally, small pieces)
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken and remove"the goodies" from the inside, pat dry with papertowels.
- Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or soup pan.
- Brown the chicken on all sides.
- Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/2 c water, catsup, sherry, red pepper, garlic and green onion together.
- Pour mixture over chicken.
- Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
- Remove the chicken to a serving platter.
- Dissolve the 2 T of cornstarch in 1 T of water.
- Add to the sauce in the pan, over low heat, to thicken.
- Pour sauce over chicken.
- We serve this with rice and pour the sauce over the rice as well.