Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
1         whole         chicken (4 LB), cut up
1/2       cup           rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
1/2       cup           water
1/2       cup           sugar
3         Tablespoon    soy sauce
2         Tablespoon    sherry 
3         Tablespoon    catsup
2         Tablespoon    cornstarch
2         Tablespoon    peanut oil
6                       fresh apricots (3/4 LB), halved
3                       green onions, cut into 2-inch slivers

Preparation:

1. Cut chicken parts into 2-inch pieces, using a cleaver, whacking straight down through the bone (or have a butcher do it for you).

2. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, soy sauce, sherry, catsup, and cornstarch for sauce; set aside.

3. In a wok or large frying pan, heat oil and stir-fry chicken over high heat 10 minutes or until tender and golden brown.

4. Add apricots; stir-fry 1 minute.

5. Pour sauce mixture over chicken; cook, stirring until thickened.

6. Garnish with green onion slivers.

Nutritional Information:

812 calories, 58 g protein, 30 g carbohydrates, 819 mg sodium, 51 g fat, 227 mg cholesterol, 1 g dietary fiber, 1405 IU vitamin A, 825 mg potassium.