Sesame Beer Chicken

This is my favorite recipe from Mom, with a few twists.

Sesame Beer Chicken

Ingredients:

2-4 chicken legs

1/2 bottle IPA beer

1 handful of somen noodles (boiled for 2 minutes)

1 large ginger root (peeled and sliced)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

1 bunch green onions (white sections chopped, green sections reserved for garnish)

1 slice of bacon (or olive oil)

ground black pepper

Serve with:

sesame oil

lime slices

chopped green onion

raw bean sprouts or chopped red cabbage

Cook:

Brown bacon in cast iron french oven.  Remove bacon.  Brown chicken (11 minutes skin side down, 4 minutes skin side up).  Remove chicken.  Saute green onions, ginger and garlic for 8 minutes.  Deglaze with beer.  Add chicken, skin side up, in one layer.  Bring to a boil and skim foam.  Simmer for 4o minutes.