Stir-Fried Chicken and Peanuts #1

Categories: Poultry

Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 Chicken breast
1 ts Cornstarch
1 tb Water
1 Egg white
1 Leek stalk
1 Clove garlic
2 sl Fresh ginger root
3 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Sherry
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Sugar
2 tb Oil
2 tb Oil
1/2 c Unsalted roasted peanuts

Instructions:
1. Skin and bone chicken; then dice. Combine cornstarch, water and egg
white. Add to chicken and toss to coat.

2. Cut leek in 1/2-inch sections. Mince garlic and ginger root.

3. Combine soy sauce, sherry, salt and sugar.

4. Heat oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2
minutes). Remove from pan.

5. Heat remaining oil. Add garlic, ginger root and leek; stir-fry to brown
lightly (1 to 2 minutes). Return chicken and stir-fry 1 minute more.

6. Stir in soy-sherry mixture to heat through and blend flavors. Then
quickly stir in roasted peanuts. Serve at once. VARIATION: In step 5, add
with the garlic, etc., 2 or 3 Chili peppers, cut in half lengthwise.

From , ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
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