Recipe - Roast Lung Kong Chicken

3 pound Chicken, cut in half
Looing sauce:
4 cup Water
1 cup Light soy sauce
1 cup Dark soy sauce
1 Star anise
One half cup Dry sherry
5 tablespoon Sugar
4 sl Fresh ginger
Additional
6 cup Peanut oil for deep frying

Blanch the chicken halves in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain. Place the
bird halves in a pot with the looing sauce ingredients and bring to a boil.
They should be covered with the sauce. Turn the heat to a simmer and cook
lightly for 15 minutes, then allow the halves to cool in the sauce. Remove
and place on a rack on the counter. Pat dry with paper towels and dry the
meat using an electric fan. Aim the fan at the bird halves for about 3
hours, or until the skin is dry to the touch. Deep fry one half at a time
in oil at 350 degrees. Be very careful when sliding the half into the hot
oil. A wok lid will be helpful in protecting your hands and face in case
the oil should pop and spit at you. Deep fry each half until the skin is
crispy and golden. Drain on paper towels before cutting up to serve. From
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines, Jeff Smith, Avon, cup 1989.
Typed by Terri St.LouisWoltmon O:).

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