Indian Food Recipe: Paper-wrapped Chicken Very Tasty Chinese Dish

Paper-wrapped Chicken
Ingredients:

Other:

3 - 4 Chinese dried mushrooms
Softened and thinly sliced (24 slices, 1 for each packet)
3 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal (2 - 3 slices for each packet)
24 sprigs cilantro (coriander leaves)
24 6-inch squares of cellophane paper, cooking parchment paper, or aluminum foil
peanut oil for deep-frying

Method Of Preparation :

Cut the chicken into thin slices roughly 2 1/2 inches long (to make 48 slices).
Pound lightly on the back of the chicken to tenderize.
Mix together the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken for one hour.
After the chicken has been marinating for 45 minutes, add the mushrooms and green onions. This allows them to absorb the marinade.
To wrap the chicken: paper-wrapped chicken is normally wrapped envelope style.
Take a square of paper and lay it out in front .
Add 2 of the chicken slices, 1 slice of mushroom, 2 slices of green onion and a coriander sprig (if desired) in the middle, being sure to keep the filling in the center and not near the edges.
Bring the bottom flap up over the chicken.
Fold the right side over toward the middle, then the left side, so that one is overlapping the other.
Fold the top flap down, tucking it inside the opening to seal the package.
It is very important to make sure the packets are well sealed so that no oil seeps in.
Heat wok and add oil for deep-frying.
When the oil is ready, slide the packages in, about 6 at a time so as not to overcrowd the wok.
Deep-fry the packets, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through.
Drain on paper towels. Continue deep-frying the rest of the packets.
Serve the chicken packets on a large platter, garnished with greens if desired. Guests can open the packets with either chopsticks or their fingers.

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