Robust Winter Chicken Dish

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken pieces
• 6 -10 small onions
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 lemon, sliced thinly, with rind
• oil (for frying)
• 1 cup red
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

Recipe

• 1 i used 4 large whole legs of chicken for this. if using very small pickling onions, use the larger amount. mine was bigger, and i used about 5 onions.
• 2 heat the oil and when hot, add the chicken and brown on all sides.
• 3 then add the peeled onions, the sliced lemon, and the 4 teaspoons soy sauce. turn heat quite low, put lid on, and fry slowly and gently until chicken is cooked through and onions are soft. you'll need to turn chicken a few times. if there's any chance of burning, add a tiny bit of water.
• 4 (you can do this in the oven as well).
• 5 in the meantime, mix the (use a good cabernet, merlot, or good everyday drinking ), sugar, water and 3 tablespoons soy sauce in a small pot.
• 6 bring to the boil, and keep at a rolling boil until the liquid has reduced by a half or less. it will thicken slightly. (be careful not to burn yourself!).
• 7 as soon as the sauce has reduced and thickened, add the rosemary, garlic and ginger.
• 8 transfer the chicken to an oven dish, then ladle over the sauce. cover lightly and keep in a warming oven if necessary -- standing improves the flavour.