Canton Chicken and Snow Peas

• 4 medium mushrooms dried
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce, tamari
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sherry dry
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 dash white pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cut into bite size pieces
• 3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots sliced
• 1/4 pound snow pea pods ends and strings removed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sherry dry
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

1. Cover mushrooms with warm water, let stand for 30 minutes, then drain.
2. Cut off and discard stems; squeeze mushrooms dry, thinly slice and set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine soy, cornstarch, sherry, water and pepper.
4. Add chicken and toss to coat, then stir in 1 1/2 teaspoon of the oil and let stand for fifteen minutes to marinate.
5. Prepare cooking sauce - mix together wateaar, sherry, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch and set aside.
6. Place a wok or wide frying pan over high heat.
7. When pan is hot, add 2 tablespoon of the oil.
8. When oil begins to heat, add garlic and stir once.
9. Add chicken and stir-fry until chicken is opaque (about 3 minutes).
10. Remove chicken from pan.
11. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan.
12. When oil is hot, add mushrooms and bamboo shoots.
13. Stir-fry for one minutes, adding a few drops water if pan appears dry.
14. Add snow peas and stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes, adding a few drops more water if pan appearas dry.
15. Return chicken to pan.
16. Stir cooking sauce, add to pan, and cook, stirrin guntil sauce bubbles and thickens.
17. Variations: Cashew or Almond Chicken - first toast 1/2 cup cashews or blanched almonds in 1 tablespoon salad oil over medium-low heat until golden; remove from pan and set aside.
18. Stir in nuts just before serving.

mushrooms, soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry dry, water, white pepper, chicken breast halves, vegetable oil, garlic, bamboo shoots, snow, water, sherry dry, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cornstarch

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/canton-chicken-snow-peas-45472 (may not work)