(*sigh*) Cookout at my folk’s place. I love him dearly but my dad is from the “If it’s smoking it’s cooking, if it’s burning it’s done” school of barbecue. His burgers are like hockey pucks and his chicken, well, it’s hard to describe. I’m bringing beans and my boy friend, the dirty rat, has his daughter for the weekend so has begged off. He’s had dad’s cooking before.
Cook/slightly brown a min 3 tb heated veg oil, tsp minced gingeroot, chp scallion. Add 1/2 c chix broth, 3 tb soy sauce, 2 tb br/sugar, tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes. At the boil, add cornstarch/sherry roux; stir/slightly thicken.
Maybe you should do an Iron Chef competition with your dad..LOL