Almond Chicken

ChineseChickenAdvanced120 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 lb skinned chicken breast
  • 1 cup vegtable oil
  • 5 slice fresh ginger root
  • 3 each green onions, chopped to about 1" lengths
  • 1 each green pepper, chopped as above
  • 0.5 cup diced bamboo shoots
  • 1/3 each slivered almonds (a little vegetable oil to fry in)
  • 0.3 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 each egg white
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dry sherry
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

  1. 1

    Deep fry slivered almonds in vegtable oil for 2 to 3 minutes to crisp them up. drain well on paper towel.

  2. 2

    Let stand for 5 minutes before using.

  3. 3

    Dice chicken into 1 inch cubes.

  4. 4

    Combine marinade ingrediants, add chicken and mix well.

  5. 5

    Let stand 1/2 hour.

  6. 6

    Heat oil in wok, add chicken and stir fry until browned.

  7. 7

    Remove chicken and drain well.

  8. 8

    Stir fry ginger, onion, pepper and bamboo shoots for about 1 minute until vegtables are crisp-tender.

  9. 9

    Combine ingrediants for seasoning sauce in a small bowl, mix well and add to wok. bring to boil.

  10. 10

    Add chicken to boiling sauce.

  11. 11

    Stir fry chicken until coated with sauce.

  12. 12

    Add almonds, mix well.

Tags

greeka-taste-of-china