velvet chicken

Categories: Poultry
Yield: 6 servings

Measure	Ingredient
1	Chicken breast, diced
1 tablespoon	Oil
⅔ cup	Stock
3 teaspoons	Cornstarch
½ pounds	Small mushrooms
1 teaspoon	Salt
¼	Inch piece of fresh ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon	Pepper

Mix the chicken pieces in a bowl with 1 tsp cornstarch, 1 Tbsp oil, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Let sit. Pour the boiling stock over the mushrooms in another bowl and stir in 2 tsp cornstarch, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Quick fry the chicken, over high heat for 30 seconds then add the mushroom mixture and the ginger. Stir constantly until just done, no more than 5 minutes, over medium heat. Serve immediately.