Steamed Chicken With Pineapple
["3 1/2 lb. frying chicken", "vegetable oil (for deep frying)", "5 slices ginger root or 1 tsp. ground ginger", "2 green onions, cut in small pieces", "3 Tbsp. soy sauce", "1 Tbsp. sugar", "2 Tbsp. dry sherry", "1 tsp. salt", "1 (8 oz.) can pineapple chunks", "1 Tbsp. cornstarch"]
["With a sharp cleaver, cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces (bone and all), or have the butcher do it.", "Heat the oil to 365\u00b0.", "Fry the chicken in it until browned; drain.", "Put chicken pieces in a bowl and the ginger root, green onion, soy sauce, sugar, sherry and salt.", "Place bowl on a rack in a pan of boiling water.", "Cover and steam for 40 minutes, or until tender."]
["chicken", "vegetable oil", "ginger root", "green onions", "soy sauce", "sugar", "sherry", "salt", "pineapple", "cornstarch"]