Chicken Braised with Chestnuts

• Chicken pieces^*
• Chinese chestnuts: if fresh, shelled and peeled; if dried, soaked
• Winter mushrooms, soaked
• Spring onions, lower white portions only (or

In a braising pot, in a little oil, brown chicken lightly. Add mushrooms; when fragrant, add chestnuts. When they too are lightly coated in oil, add spring onions and a few crushed pieces of ginger. Finally season with equal amounts of light and dark soy sauces, and add water to about one half the depth of the ingredients. Simmer until chestnuts are tender and liquid is reduced, about 1 hour. P