Honeyed Chicken and Pineapple (China)

1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons grated, pared fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 red or green bell pepper, seeded and
    cut into thin slices
1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon instant chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 scallions, cut into thin slices

Remove giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken and cut into serving-size pieces. Coat chicken pieces with 1/2 cup cornstarch.

Heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches 375 degrees F. Add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil (cook only 1/3 of the pieces at a time). Cook until golden and completely cooked. about 5 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Repeat with remaining chicken.

Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the oil out of wok. Stir fry ginger and garlic in the oil over medium heat 1 minute. Add drained pineapple and the sliced pepper to ginger mixture. Stir fry over high heat 2 minutes. Remove from wok.

Mix water and remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Blend in honey, bouillon and sesame oil. Pour mixture into wok. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture boils and thickens. Return chicken and pineapple-pepper mixture to wok. Cook and stir over high heat until hot throughout. Add scallions. Cook and stir 1 minute longer.

Makes 4 servings.