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Chinese Rooster Stew (红烧大公鸡)

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Free range chicken always tastes better than mass farm raised chicken. Sometimes some Chinese supermarkets carry them. I happened to buy one recently and could not wait to make a stew out of it. Head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks were used in this dish, the body went to  Spicy Sichuan Style Chicken Salad . Essentially a 4 pound chicken can make 2 dishes. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 fresh free range rooster (available in some Chinese supermarket), around 4 lb. Head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks used in this dish. 1 tablespoon white wine 1 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  15 minutes Cooking Time:  35 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy freshly butchered rooster (available in some Chinese supermarket). Rinse clean. 2. Cut off the cock's head, neck, wings, drumstick, thighs, thes...

30 Minutes Chicken Wing Stew with King Oyster Mushroom ( 鸡翅炖蘑菇)

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鸡翅炖蘑菇 (Ji Chi Dun Mo Gu) Chicken wing stew is very quick and tasty dish, this simple dish adds delicious oyster mushroom. It can be ready within 30 minutes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Chicken wings 1/ lb. King oyster mushroom 3 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  20 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 2 lb. Chicken wings , marinate with 2% salt overnight for best result, if you are in a hurry, you skip this step. 2. Rinse off the salt from the wings, cut onto the wing joints to have separate pieces. 3. Add the wing pieces onto a non sticky wok, no overlaps, use medium heat, cover and pan fry for 5 minutes or until the bottom side turns light golden brown. Flip the wings to pan fry the other side for 5 minutes or so or until the bottom side turns light golden brown. 4. Add a few slices of gin...