Leek Chicken (recipe for Mark)

what you need:



chicken (free range is the best)

leek: chopped

garlic: crushed

ginger: sliced

chili pepper

mushroom: sliced (optional)

peanut (optional)



sunflower oil (optional if you fry the chicken's fat to make oil)

salt

cooking wine (or red wine, beer, etc.)

soybean sauce

*there are many kinds of soybean sauces produced in China, Japan, Korea, etc. the Chinese soybean sauces also have many different kinds according to the color and flavor. Normally I use two, the light soybean sauce, which is of bright color, and the strong soybean sauce, which is of dark color. it depends how many soybean sauces you like to use in the chicken or what kind of sauces. just find the ones you like.



How to make the chicken:



1, chop the chicken to pieces and put them in a bowl, add a little cooking wine, crushed garlic, sliced ginger. leave them for about 30 minutes.



2, heat a pan (or wok) til it's really hot. add a little oil (or fry the chicken fat to make oil). when the oil is hot, fry the peanuts til they turn golden and you can smell the aroma. put in the leeks, stir for a while. put in the chili peppers, and fry them altogether til the leeks become soft and golden.

* the temperature of the oil should not be too high, otherwhise the peanuts and leeks would be over-fried.



3, put in the chicken with the garlic and ginger. stir. but you can leave the leeks at the bottom.



4, when the chicken turn from pink to white, put in the mushrooms, and add the light soybean sauce. stir a little bit. boil it for about 5 minutes, then add the strong soybean sauce. stir.



5, turn the oven to middle level heat. leave the pan (or wok) with a lid on for about 10 minutes til the chicken turn brown, which means the soybean sauces have entered the meat. taste the sauce with a spoon, see if it's alright. add a little salt if you find it bland.



6, let the chicken simmer for another 10 minutes. turn off the oven. leave it there til it's set.

* normally you don't need to add water, because the leeks provide juice. that's why when the chicken is done, the leeks are gone.