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Serves: 4
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6 chicken thighs (about 1 pound)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon white peppers
1/2 cup pickled young ginger root
2 green onions (with tops)
1 small dill pickle
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root
2 teaspoons dry white wine
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 cups vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups chicken broth (see Soups: Chicken Broth)
Cut each chicken thigh lengthwise down center to bone; loosen bone and remove. Mix salt, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce and the white pepper; rub mixture on chicken skin. Place chicken on rack; refrigerate uncovered 1 hour.
Cut pickled gingerroot into thin strips. Cut green onions into 2-inch pieces; shred lengthwise into fine strips. Cover with iced water; let stand 10 minutes or until strips curl. Cut pickle lengthwise into thin strips. Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and the water.
Mix vinegar, sugar, garlic, gingerroot, wine, 2 teaspoons soy sauce and the sesame oil.
Heat 3 cups vegetable oil in wok to 350°. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cornstarch evenly over chicken. Fry chicken 4 minutes or until golden brown. Remove chicken, using slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cut each chicken thigh lengthwise into 3 or 4 pieces. Keep chicken warm on heatproof platter in 250° oven. Pour oil from wok.
Heat wok until very hot. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; tilt wok to coat side. Carefully stir in vinegar mixture; cook 1 minute. Add broth; heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened. Stir in pickled gingerroot and pickle. Pour sauce over chicken; garnish with green onions.
4 servings
**Pickled ginger is made from young ginger. It is very tender and so mild, you could eat it plain, not just use it as a seasoning. Young ginger can be purchased in the spring but may be hard to find. You can pickle your own young ginger or purchase it at a Chinese grocery.
From "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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