Chicken garlic

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
tablespoonWine
1teaspoonCornstarch
1teaspoonBaking soda
1teaspoonVinegar
Little chopped fresh ginger
125millilitresVeg. oil
Fewpieces chopped scallions
3Cloves of garlic, minced
1teaspoonFresh minced ginger
1canSliced water chestnuts
½cupMu er (black fungus/chinese black mushroom
1largeRed pepper, diced
1cupBroccoli florets (optional)
125millilitresSherry or light cooking wine (unsalted pre
50millilitresSoy sauce
25gramsSugar
50millilitresSherry
2teaspoonsVinegar
Fewdrops hot oil
Cornstarch paste
Fewdrops sesame oil
Handful chopped scallions

Directions

1. Cut chicken breast into medalions about 3-4 cm "square" and fairly thin. Place in a bowl and add remaining ingredients. Stir, cover, and marinate for an hour or so minimum.

2. Heat oil in wok until a drop of water sizzles. Add chicken down sides of pan and cook until it loses its pinkness. Remove, drain, reserve. remove all oil except 2 teaspoons.

3. Add garlic and ginger to oil in wok and heat. When drop of water sizzles, add broccoli, water chestnuts, mu er, and red pepper. Stir to coat with oil and add sherry. Cover and let steam 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are at the peak color. Return chicken to wok and stir.

4. Make a well in food, add first four ingredients. Let heat, then add hot oil, and slowly the cornstarch paste. Stir food to coat, cook until sauce has thickened. Finish with sesame oil and scallions.

Difficulty : moderate. Precision : measure the ingredients. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 # Recipe by: Jodi Longobardo <ST602390@...> From: kmeade@... (The Meades)

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:23:46 -0500