East-west Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

* 2 tbsps oil .
* cornstarch, for thickening .
* 2 tbsps brown sugar .
* 5 lbs chicken parts .
* 3 garlic cloves, minced .
* salt .
* 1 c mushrooms, sliced .
* 1/4 c rum .
* 1/2 c worcestershire sauce .
* 3 scallions, sliced .
* 1 c water, hot .
* pepper .
* 1/4 c soy sauce


Generously sprinkle the chicken with salt & pepper to taste. Mix the first 5 ingredient after the chicken & marinate the chicken in them in the refrigerator, covered for at least 1 1/2 hrs. Remove the chicken, reserving marinade. Brown the chicken lightly in the oil & add the brown sugar & hot water & let simmer briefly. Transfer to a roasting pan, sprinkle with salt & pepper & add marinade & bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. Add the mushrooms the last 15 mins of cooking. Drain off juice & thinken it on stove top this with a paste of some cornstarch & cold water. Serve with rice.