The Slanted Door, Charles Phan / This summer 2010
For four to six servings
Seasoned soy sauce:
• 3 Tbsps. soy sauce
• 2 tsps. dark soy sauce
• 2 Tbsps. white-colored vinegar
• 1 Tablespoons of. granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon. fresh lemon juice
- Whisk 1/4 cup water, soy sauces, vinegar, sugar, and juice inside a bowl reserve.
Set up:
• 1/2 lb. chicken white meat, reduce 1" dice
• 1/2 lb. chicken leg meat, reduce 1" dice
• 1/2 teaspoon. garlic clove powder
• 1/2 teaspoon. kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon. freshly ground pepper
• 3 Tbsps. Chinese brown sugar chocolate, damaged into small pieces or 1/4 cup light brown sugar (see note below)
• 3 Tbsps. fish sauce
• 1 Tablespoons of. fresh ginger root, reduce fine julienne
• 1 clove garlic clove, minced
• steamed grain (for serving)
• two to three sprigs cilantro (for garnish)
Place chicken in hotel pan sprinkle with garlic clove powder, salt, and pepper cover with plastic wrap reserve.
Heat brown sugar chocolate in clay pot set over low heat prepare, stirring frequently, until sugar is melted and it has arrived at a sluggish boil carefully add fish sauce stir in seasoned soy sauce, chiles, ginger root, and garlic clove unwrap chicken increase saucepan stir to coat.
Bring mixture to some boil reduce heat to medium simmer until chicken is cooked through (eight to ten minutes) remove from heat reserve (keep warm).
For everyone, place some grain in serving bowls top with chicken and sauce garnish with cilantro.
Things to drink: Spreitzer Rheingau Kabinett Halbtrocken Oestricher Lenchen Riesling
Food Arts Note: Chinese brown sugar chocolate is made of unrefined cane sugar and it is offered in 1 lb. bricks. It may be available at Asian supermarkets or online at world wide web.koamart.com .