~ Chinese: chicken in plum sauce: mwei jiong ga Recipe ~

1/2 c  Oil
      1    Clove garlic
      3 lb Frying chicken
    1/3 c  Plum sauce
      5    Celery stalks, diced
      4 sl Ginger
      3 tb Sherry
      4    Carrots
      2 ts Sugar
      1 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Chinese pickles
    1/4 c  Water
      2 ts Cornstarch mixed with 1/4
           Cup water
 
  PREPARATION:
  
  Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.  Peel carrots and cut into cubes. Crush
  garlic.
  
  COOKING:
  
  Place oil and garlic in skillet.  Brown chicken, stir 5 minutes, cover,
  reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Add plum sauce celery, ginger, sherry,
  carrots, sugar salt, pickles and water. Simmer covered for 12 minutes. Add
  cornstarch-water mixture to thicken gravy.