15 Minute Sichuan-Style Chicken with Peanuts
- 3 tablespoons chicken broth, low salt
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sodium reduced
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 x red pepper flakes crushed, to taste
- 1 pound chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless or thighs, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon chinese (xiao xiang) wine or cooking sherry
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce, sodium reduced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 2 1/2 inches ginger slices, smashed
- 2 cups sugar snap peas
- 1/4 cup peanuts dry-roasted
- 1 each scallions, spring or green onions minced
- To prepare Sichuan sauce:
- Whisk broth, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch and crushed red pepper to taste in a small bowl.
- To prepare chicken:
- Combine chicken, rice wine (or sherry), soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic in a medium bowl; mix thoroughly.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact.
- Swirl oil into the pan, add ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds.
- Carefully add the chicken mixture, spreading it out.
- Cook until the chicken begins to brown, about 1 minute.
- Using a spatula, stir-fry for 30 seconds.
- Spread the chicken out again and cook for 30 seconds.
- Continue stir-frying until the chicken is lightly browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add snap peas and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Stir the Sichuan Sauce, swirl it into the pan and stir-fry until the chicken is just cooked through and the sauce is slightly thickened and glossy, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Transfer to a platter (discard the ginger) and sprinkle with peanuts and scallions.
- Serve immediately.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/15-minute-sichuan-style-chicken-49106 (may not work)