Best Garlic Soy Chicken

I had bought gingerroot at the grocery store and and wanted to cook it with chicken. Greg and I made the most incredible chicken for dinner last night with it. Totally delicious! I found this recipe on Epicurious from Gourmet:

Interestingly, when we peeled the gingerroot, it smelled really lemony. Greg thought it smelled like Pledge.

Garlic Soy Chicken

Gourmet | February 1996

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup medium-dry Sherry
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh gingerroot
• 1 whole skinless boneless chicken breast (about 3/4 pound), halved
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Make chicken:

In a small bowl combine soy sauce, Sherry, brown sugar, garlic, gingerroot, and salt and pepper taste and stir until sugar is dissolved. Gently pound chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap until about 1/4 inch thick. In a large sealable plastic bag marinate chicken in soy sauce mixture, turning occasionally, 25 minutes.

In a heavy skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip off and reserving marinade, and cook until browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to plate and keep warm. Pour reserved marinade through a sieve into skillet and boil until reduced to about 2 tablespoons.

Drizzle chicken with sauce.