Deep Fried Chicken A La Peking Duck Food

DEEP FRIED CHICKEN A LA PEKING DUCK

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in a large pan. Boil water and pour over. Bring to a boil again then simmer, covered, 45 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid for stock.2. Rinse bird quickly under cold running water. Blot dry with paper toweling.3. Combine vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sherry and molasses. Brush mixture over chicken skin. (Reserve the remainder.) Hang bird up to dry about 30minutes in a cool, airy place.4. Brush remainder of soy-vinegar mixture over bird. Suspend chicken again and let dry another 20 to 30 minutes. Then combine flour and salt and rublightly into skin.5. Heat oil in deep fryer until smoking. Gently lower in bird, using a wire basket or large, long-handled Chinese strainer. Deep-fry, turning and basting, untilgolden-brown. Drain on paper toweling.6. Remove crisp skin, cutting it in 2-inch squares. Serve on thin slices of white bread with crusts removed, accompanied by onion brushes and a dip of either plum or hoisin sauce.