Almond Chicken

Chicken breasts pieces marinated in mixture of sea salt, white pepper, cornstarch, soy sauce and egg white. Chicken is drained and stir fried in hot oil along with fresh ginger root slices, green onion pieces, green bell pepper pieces, and bamboo shoots. Seasoning sauce prepared from rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, dry sherry, sea salt, sugar, and cornstarch is mixed in to stir fry along with slivered almonds to complete the dish.

Ingredients -
1 pound Skinless Chicken Breasts
1/3 Slivered Almonds
5 Slices Fresh Ginger Root
3 Green Onions, chopped to about 1" lengths
1 Green Pepper, chopped as above
1/2 cup Bamboo Shoots, diced
1 cup Vegetable Oil

Marinade:
1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
1/8 teaspoon White Pepper
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Egg White

Seasoning Sauce:
1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Dry Sherry
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch

 
Preparation:

1. Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes.

2. In a large bowl combine all of the marinade ingredients.

3. Add the chicken and mix well.

4. Let stand for 1 hour.

5. Heat the oil in a wok.

6. Add the chicken and stir-fry until browned.

7. Remove the chicken and drain it well.

8. Stir-fry the ginger, onion, pepper and bamboo shoots for about 1 minute until vegetables are crisp-tender.

9. In a small bowl combine the ingredients for the seasoning sauce.

10. Mix it well and add it to the wok.

11. Bring the mixture to a boil.

12. Add the chicken to the boiling sauce.

13. Stir-fry chicken until it is coated with the sauce.

14. Add the almonds, mix well and serve hot.

 



Cooking Tip
Cleaver
The cleaver is an all-purpose cutting instrument, ideal for slicing, dicing, chopping, filleting, shredding, and crushing ingredients. Cleavers come in various sizes.

Cooking Tip
Blanching
Cooking food briefly in boiling water or moderately hot oil for a few minutes and then removing it is called blanching. Often the technique is used to soften foods before a final cooking.

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