Stir-Fried Chicken with Chilies and Peanuts

Categories: Chinese | Chicken

Serves: 3 Servings

Ingredients:

2 ts Soy sauce
1 1/2 ts Corn starch
1 Clove garlic, minced
1 Piece fresh ginger, minced
-(1/2-inch long)
2 Whole chicken breasts,
-boned, skinned,
Halved, and diced
1/4 c Peanut oil
1 c Skinless raw peanuts
4 Dried red chilies
8 Dried Japanese mushrooms
1 bn Green onions, sliced
1 ts Rice wine vinegar
1/2 ts Sugar
1 ts Oriental sesame oil
Freshly steamed rice

Instructions:
Combine soy sauce, corn starch, garlic, and ginger in a medium bowl; mix
well. Add diced chicken, tossing to coat evenly. Let stand at room
temperature for 15 minutes. Soak dried mushrooms in hot water for 15
minutes; drain well and thinly slice. Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add
peanuts; stir-fry until golden brown. Remove peanuts with slotted spoon and
set aside. Add chilies and stir-fry until browned; remove with slotted
spoon and set aside. Add chicken, with marinade, and stir-fry for 2
minutes. Blend in mushrooms, onion, vinegar, and sugar; stir-fry for 1
minute. Return peanuts and chilies to wok, blending well. Add sesame oil
and continue cooking for 1 minute. Serve immediately over freshly steamed
rice.

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