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Title: Stir-Fried Chicken and Peanuts #1 Categories: Poultry Yield: 4 Servings 1 Chicken breast 1 ts Cornstarch 1 tb Water 1 Egg white 1 Leek stalk 1 Clove garlic 2 sl Fresh ginger root 3 tb Soy sauce 1 tb Sherry 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Sugar 2 tb Oil 2 tb Oil 1/2 c Unsalted roasted peanuts 1. Skin and bone chicken; then dice. Combine cornstarch, water and egg white. Add to chicken and toss to coat. 2. Cut leek in 1/2-inch sections. Mince garlic and ginger root. 3. Combine soy sauce, sherry, salt and sugar. 4. Heat oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes). Remove from pan. 5. Heat remaining oil. Add garlic, ginger root and leek; stir-fry to brown lightly (1 to 2 minutes). Return chicken and stir-fry 1 minute more. 6. Stir in soy-sherry mixture to heat through and blend flavors. Then quickly stir in roasted peanuts. Serve at once. VARIATION: In step 5, add with the garlic, etc., 2 or 3 Chili peppers, cut in half lengthwise. From from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey. |