Braised Chicken Wings

Ingredients

• 12 chicken wings, cut in half, tips removed if not already
• 5 whole dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water to soften
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, grated
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornflour
• 250 bean sprouts (optional to serve chicken over) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Drain mushrooms, squeeze out excess water, discard stems and slice caps.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a wok until it just reaches smoking point, add chicken, onions and ginger. Stir fry until chicken just changes colour, add soy sauce, sherry, sugar, five spice powder and water.

3. 3

   Turn down the heat and cook gently about 15-20 min's until chicken is cooked through, add mushrooms, stir fry a few minutes more.

4. 4

   While chicken is cooking, if making bean sprouts heat a small amount of oil in another pan, cook, turning and stirring occasionally until sprouts are just soft.

5. 5

   Remove chicken from wok and keep warm, mix a little water with corn flour add to sauce and stir until mixture boils and thickens.

6. 6

   To Serve: Place sprouts on a serving platter top with chicken and pour sauce over, serve immediately. Garnish with extra green onions if so desired.