To serve 4 you will need:

½ lb. chicken liver
¼ leek
¾-inch piece of fresh ginger or ⅙ teaspoon ginger powder
1 ¼ tablespoons sesame seed oil

(a)
2 ¼ tablespoons sherry
8 tablespoons soy sauce
2 ¼ tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water

4 boiled eggs
1 ¼ teaspoons sesame seed oil
1 teaspoon sugar
several leaves of lettuce for garnish

Dip the liver into water to draw off the blood and cut into bite-size pieces. Boil briefly and drain. Crush the leek and ginger. Heat the oil and sauté the liver, leek and ginger. Add ingredients (a) and the eggs and boil down over a medium heat until the liquid is almost completely reduced. Remove the leek and ginger and sprinkle the liver with the oil and sugar. Cut each egg into quarters. Arrange the liver and eggs on the lettuce as shown in the picture.

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