Recipe origin: China

Ingredients

• 3 pounds chicken pieces (may be chicken wings, boneless breasts cut into strips, or drumsticks)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• Several lettuce leaves

Procedure

1. Rinse the chicken in cool water and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Mix the soy sauce, garlic, pepper, sugar, and oil in a bowl.
3. Thoroughly coat the chicken pieces with this mixture, reserving a little mixture in the bowl.
4. Let the chicken stand (marinate) for 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Place chicken into a lightly oiled baking pan. Bake for about 40 minutes.
7. Every 10 minutes during roasting, turn the chicken and use basting brush to brush on the remaining soy sauce mixture. When the chicken is tender, remove from oven.
8. Arrange pieces on a bed of lettuce on a serving platter and serve warm or at room temperature.

Serves 6.