*114. The Pieces of Eight

Name: The Pieces of Eight (炸八塊)
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 persons
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Fat for deep-frying; Cornflour (cornstarch); Cornflour (cornstarch); 1 pair chicken breasts; 2 chicken legs; 1 level teaspoon ginger powder or very finely chopped fresh ginger; 1 level teaspoon ginger powder or very finely chopped fresh ginger; ½ level teaspoon pepper; ½ level teaspoon MSG; 2 level teaspoons sugar; 1 level teaspoon salt; ¼ pint (⅔ cup) pale dry sherry; 3 tablespoons soy sauce

炸八塊

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
persons

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Chinese Gastronomy

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

About

Ingredients

2 chicken legs
1 pair chicken breasts
Cornflour (cornstarch)
Fat for deep-frying</

Asia
China
Dinner

Method

Cut the white meat and the dark meat of the chicken into eight pieces each, making sixteen pieces in all. Soak the pieces in the marinade for 3 to 6 hours. Dust them with cornflour, and fry them in deep fat until well browned.