Winter Garden Special
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups oil, for deep-frying
- 1 scallion, chopped fine
- 1 lb fresh spinach, cleaned and stems removed
- Sauce
- 1/4 cup tomato catsup
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- combine chicken, egg, 1 tsp of salt, and cornstarch.
- Mix well with hand.
- Coat chicken evenly with flour.
- Discard leftover flour.
- Set aside.
- In a small bowl, blend sauce ingredients.
- Heat oil to 400u0b0 in wok.
- Deep-fry chicken a few pieces at a time until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes.
- Drain through strainer.
- Reheat 2 T.
- oil in wok.
- Add scallion.
- Stir-fry quickly.
- Pour in sauce.
- Heat to boiling point.
- Add chicken.
- Stir-fry 1 minute.
- Put on platter.
- Reheat 3 T.
- of oil in wok.
- Add 1/2 tsp salt.
- Add spinach and stir-fry briskly 1 minute.
- Discard liquid.
- Arrange spinach around chicken on platter.
chicken breast, egg, salt, cornstarch, flour, oil, scallion, fresh spinach, sauce, tomato catsup, hot pepper oil, sugar, chicken stock, cornstarch
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/winter-garden-special-63997 (may not work)