Recipe - Red-Simmered Chicken Wings

8 (up to)
10 Chicken wings
2 Scallion stalks
One fourth cup Soy sauce
One fourth cup Sherry
One half cup Water
1 (up to)
2 tablespoon Brown sugar

1. Chop off and discard bony tips of chicken wings; then cut each wing
in two. Cut scallions in 1inch sections.

2. Place wings and scallions in a pan with soy sauce, sherry, water and
sugar. Bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, 30 minutes.

3. Uncover pan and simmer 15 minutes more, stirringand basting
frequently for uniform color. Refrigerate to chill.

NOTE: Chicken wings are considered a delicacy because of their finely
textured meat and slippery skin.

VARIATIONS: For the chicken wings, substitute giblets. In step 2,
substitute the following mixture: One fourth cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup water, 2
tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon sherry, 3 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2
slices ginger root, and 2 Cloves star anise. Omit the scallions.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.