Mandarin Chicken With Walnuts Recipe
- 2 whole chicken breasts, about 1 pound
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- Vegetable oil
- 1/2 c. walnut halves
- 1 lg. green pepper
- 2 med. carrots
- 1/2 c. canned whole water chestnuts, diced
- 2 tbsp. bean sauce
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 c. chicken stock
- 1 tbsp. sherry
- Remove bones and skin from chicken; cut chicken into 1/2 inch pcs.
- Add in salt, egg whites, and cornstarch.
- Mix thoroughly with hands.
- Cut green peppers into 1/2 inch pcs.
- Peel and dice the carrots.
- Place carrots in boiling water.
- Cover and cook 1 minute.
- Pour carrots into a colander and rinse under running cool water; drain.
- Deep fry chicken cubes in deep warm oil 2 min.
- Remove and drain.
- In the same oil over LOW HEAT, deep fry walnut halves in strainer till golden.
- Set aside.
- Drain oil.
- Reheat 2 Tbsp.
- oil in wok.
- Add in bean sauce.
- Stir 2-3 min.
- Lower heat.
- Add in sugar.
- Stir 30 seconds, then add in chicken stick and sherry.
- Stir till dark brown.
- Turn up heat.
- Return cooked chicken and vegetables mix to wok.
- Stir fry quickly for about 1 minute.
- Remove to a serving platter.
- Garnish with fried walnuts and serve warm.
- 4-5 servings.
chicken breasts, salt, egg, cornstarch, vegetable oil, walnut halves, green pepper, carrots, water chestnuts, bean sauce, sugar, chicken stock, sherry
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/mandarin-chicken-with-walnuts-38709 (may not work)