Hacked Chicken

Name: Hacked Chicken (Pong Pong Gai)
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons Shao-Hsing wine or sherry; 1½ teaspoons minced ginger; 2½ tablespoons dark soy sauce; 2½ tablespoons peanut butter; 4½ tablespoons finely sliced scallions; 4 scallions: wash, discard both ends, cut into halves; 1½ cups shredded lettuce, for garnish; 2 whole 1-pound chicken breasts; 4½ teaspoons white vinegar; 5½ tablespoons chicken broth; 5 teaspoons sesame oil; 2½ teaspoons hot oil; 2½ teaspoons minced garlic; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 slice of ginger, ¼ inch thick; 1 teaspoon salt; 2½ teaspoons sugar; 8 cups water; 2 teaspoons sugar

Pong Pong Gai

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Chinese Banquet Cookbook

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Published 1985

About

Ingredients

2 whole 1-pound chicken breasts
8 cups water
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Asia
China
Main course
Starter

Method

Place the chicken in a large pot with the water and add scallions, salt, sugar, ginger, and garlic. Bring to a boil over high heat. Then lower heat and partially cover the pot. Cook for about 25 minutes.
Remove chicken from the pot and place in a bowl with enough cold water to cover chicken. This will stop the cooking. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
Remove