International Recipe: Chinese Apricot Chicken

Chinese Apricot Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken (4 pounds), cut up
• 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sherry
• 3 tablespoons catsup
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 6 fresh apricots (3/4 pound), halved
• 3 green onions, cut into 2-inch slivers

Cooking Procedures:

1. Cut chicken parts into 2 inch pieces, using a cleaver, whacking straight down through the bone (or have a butcher do it for you).
2. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, soy sauce, sherry, catsup, and cornstarch for sauce; set aside.
3. In a wok or large frying pan, heat oil and stir-fry chicken over high heat 10 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
4. Add apricots; stir-fry 1 minute.
5. Pour sauce mixture over chicken; cook, stirring until thickened.
6. Garnish with green onion slivers.

Makes 6 servings.