Ingredients:

9 pieces chicken (3 lbs)       

1 teaspoon salt   

1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon chillie powder       

3/4 teaspoon black pepper   

2 tablespoons thick soy sauce       

5 cm (2 in) ginger   

80 ml (1/3 cup) oil       

60 ml (1/4 cup) dried mushrooms   

2 medium onions       

8 garlic cloves

Method:

   

•  Section chicken into 9 choice pieces. Wash and rub with salt, cayenne, black pepper, and soy sauce.   

•  Scrape ginger, slice in 1/8-inch slices, then cut into strips 1/8-inch wide.   

•  Heat oil. Fry ginger till light brown. Remove and drain the ginger aside.

    Add chicken to the oil and brown it on each side.   

•  Add 1 cup water with remaining soy from marinade and half the fried ginger. Lower heat and let simmer, covered.   

•  Soak mushrooms in hot water for approx 30 minutes. Clean carefully. Peel onions and slice thickly. Peel garlic and halve cloves lengthwise.   

•  When chicken is tender, correct seasoning, adding more soy as desired. Add onions, garlic, mushrooms, and 1/2 cup water, and cook till water is absorbed.