Title: Bird of paradise
 Categories: Chinese, Poultry
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 cn (20 oz.) sliced pineapple in
           -syrup
      2    Whole chicken breasts,split
           -(or 1 cut up 3 lb. fryer
           -chicken)
      2 tb Butter
    1/4 c  Dry sherry
      3 tb Soy sauce
      2 lg Cloves garlic,pressed
      2 tb Finely chopped crystallized
           -ginger
    1/2 ts Salt
      1    Red bell
           -pepper,seeded,chunked
  1 1/2 c  Sliced celery
    1/2 c  Sliced green onion
      1    Papaya,peeled,sliced
           -(optional)
      1 tb Cornstarch
 
  Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 23:25:41 -0400
  
  From: BobbieB1@aol.com
  
  Drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Brown chicken in butter; Drain.
  
  Combine syrup with sherry, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Pour over
  chicken. Cover, simmer 30 minutes, turning chicken once. Remove
  chicken. Add pineapple, bell pepper, celery, green onion and papaya
  to pan. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cup water. Stir into  pan. Bring
  to boil. When thickened, spoon over chicken.