Name: Pineapple Chicken (Bow Luo Gai)
Ingredients: 1 lb Chicken parts; 1 Stalk celery; 1 cn 8-oz. chunk style pineapple; 1/2 c Water; 1/2 tb Catsup; 1 tb Rice vinegar; 1 1/4 tb Sugar; Dash of salt; 1 ts Cornstarch for thickening; 2 ts Cold water for thickening; 2 c Oil for deep frying; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Sugar; 1 ts Thin soy sauce; Dash of pepper; 1 Thin slice ginger, chopped; 1 lg Egg; 1 tb Water; 2 1/2 tb Flour; 3 tb Cornstarch

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	Chinese	Chinese, Chicken	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Chicken parts
1		Stalk celery
1	cn	8-oz. chunk style pineapple
1/2	c	Water
1/2	tb	Catsup
1	tb	Rice vinegar
1 1/4	tb	Sugar
		Dash of salt
1	ts	Cornstarch for thickening
2	ts	Cold water for thickening
2	c	Oil for deep frying
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Thin soy sauce
		Dash of pepper
1		Thin slice ginger, chopped
1	lg	Egg
1	tb	Water
2 1/2	tb	Flour
3	tb	Cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

MARINADE
BATTER
1. Skin and bone chicken.  Cut into 1 1/2" cubes.
2. Sprinkle chicken with each of the ingredients listed under "marinade,"
mix well and marinate for 1/2 hour.
3. Cut celery into 1 1/2" pieces; then, cut each piece lengthwise into
strips, julienne style.
4. Drain pineapple, saving the juice.
5. Prepare batter by beating the egg, adding the water, flour and
cornstarch.  Mix thoroughly.
6. Heat oil to 350 degrees in a small saucepan.
7. Dip chicken in batter and drop into the hot oil. Deep-fry for 10
minutes.  Remove and drain off excess oil.
8. In wok, combine pineapple juice, water, catsup, vinegar, sugar and dash
of salt.  Bring to a boil.
9. Add celery, chicken and pineapple.  Cook for 1 minute over high heat.
10. Add thickening made by combining cornstarch and cold water. Cook for 1
minute and serve.
SOURCE: Chopsticks, Clever, and Wok.
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