"This tried and true recipe, a Hong Kong tradition of chicken roasted in the Chinese manner, has a long history in my family. It is the dish I have made when, because of circumstances, our family has not eaten together: my older son off to swimming practice, my daughter to ballet, and my younger son to lacrosse. Or I am off to a cooking class and I must leave dinner in the oven...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 pounds chicken breasts, with bones and skin, cleaned thoroughly but with some of its fat retained, and dried; each breast cut into quarters
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2 tablespoons Chinese white rice wine or gin
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3 tablespoons double dark soy sauce
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon Chinese white rice vinegar or distilled vinegar
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1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
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4 cups thinly sliced onions