Chinese Velvet Chicken & Mushrooms Recipe
- 3 chicken breasts, boned & skinned
- 2 egg whites
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon grnd white pepper
- 2 tbsp. dry sherry
- Flour
- 1/2 c. oil
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
- 1 1/4 c. water
- 2 packets chicken flavored broth mix
- 1/2 pound fresh snow peas
- 1/2 c. sliced water chestnuts
- In a small bowl, combine egg whites, 2 Tbsp.
- cornstarch, sugar, salt, pepper and sherry and mix till smooth.
- Dredge chicken in flour; shake off excess and dip chicken into batter.
- Saute/fry chicken in warm oil (don't let pcs touch), for 3 to 4 min.
- Pour off all but 3 Tbsp.
- of oil and saute/fry mushrooms for approximately 5 min.
- Remove mushrooms.
- Add in 1/4 c. of water to oil drippings and stir to loosen particles from the bottom of skillet.
- Combine remaining c. of water with one Tbsp.
- cornstarch and broth.
- Add in to skillet and bring to boil.
- Add in snow peas, water chestnuts, chicken, and mushrooms.
- Heat and serve over rice or possibly chow mein noodles.
- Serves 8.
chicken breasts, egg whites, cornstarch, sugar, salt, grnd white pepper, sherry, flour, oil, mushrooms, water, packets chicken, snow peas, water chestnuts
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/chinese-velvet-chicken-mushrooms-22703 (may not work)