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Here's a chicken recipe to be shared with everyone...... for information there is no specific measurements for each ingredients as they are all base on estimation. What I normally do is, I will taste along the way during the process of cooking.

Braised Chicken with eggs, chicken liver/gizzard and Beancurd (Tau Kwa)

Ingredients:

1. Get ready the chicken for cooking. It's best to cut the chicken into bigger pieces such as one whole wings, drumstick, thigh or even in quarter. Marinate the chicken pieces with dark soya sauce, sugar, salt and five spice powder.
   
2. Have one whole garlic, with skin on break it up into two or three, wash and crush it slightly, put aside.
3. If using eggs, hard boil the eggs, after cooked & cold take off it's shell and put aside.
4. For liver or gizzard, wash and clean it and leave it whole, put aside.
5. If beancurd is used, cut it into smaller pieces (say 9 pieces), deep-fry the beancurd pieces using medium fire until light brown, put aside for later use.

Methods:

1. Heat up kuali, put 2 to 3 tbsp. oil and fry the crushed garlic using slow fire. Dish up the garlic once it turns light brown.
2. Pour the marinated chicken into the kuali with the oil leftover from frying the garlic, turn the chicken pieces, then add in water to slightly cover the chicken pieces. Cover with the lid and cook over medium fire, turning from time to time. (Normally I will do the tasting during this time.) Salt & sugar can be added and more soya sauce can also be added if the sauce looks light. At this stage I prefer to use rock sugar (if I need to put more sugar) than white sugar as it glaze the chicken pieces and makes it looks nicer.
   
3. Put in the boiled eggs, liver or gizzard and fried beancurd. More water can be added from time to time to ensure that the meat are properly cooked. Again, it's up to individuals whether they prefer more sauce or otherwise.
4. Once almost done, put in the fried garlic pieces, give it a good stir. The aroma from the garlic is just superb!
   
5. Serve according to the style you want it - cut it into small-bite sizes or otherwise. Same goes for the eggs, liver or gizzard.
   

Note:
Other ingredients such as beancurd, eggs, liver or gizzard can be dish out first once its cooked as chicken needs longer time to cook and we don't want the rest of the ingredients to be over-cooked.

"Enjoy Cooking!"