Chicken in Scallion Sauce
By Yankee Magazine|Sep 27 2010|
You’ll be surprised by how moist this chicken cooks up; it’s a great technique to use for any number of other chicken dishes. This dish has a bit of kick, so temper the garlic, ginger, and chilis if you’re sensitive.
Yield
6 servings
Total Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
1 4-5 pound roasting chicken
2 watercress bunches, long stems discarded
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2-3 dried chili peppers, minced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons chopped scallions
1-1/2 teaspoons ground Szechuan peppercorns
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
1 teaspoon cornstarch paste (3 parts cornstarch to 1 part water)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
Fill a large soup pot with 6 quarts water. Add chicken and bring to a boil. Boil 10 minutes. Turn chicken and cook another 10 minutes. Turn off heat and cover tightly. Let sit 2 hours.
Remove chicken; it’ll be chopstick tender. Discard skin and bones.
Arrange watercress on a large serving platter. Shred meat and place meat on top of watercress.
In a wok or large sauté pan over high heat, heat peanut oil and add chili pepper, ginger, garlic, scallions, peppercorns, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch paste, and sesame oil. Stir and cook 2 minutes.
Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
