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Amazing Spicy Szechuan Chicken

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Amazing Spicy Szechuan Chicken

Quick, easy, aromatic, and tasteful. Thanks.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Ready

30 min
Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 pound chicken breasts
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4 teaspoon cornstarch
divided
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1 clove garlic
minced
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1 teaspoon sugar
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2 tablespoon soy sauce, tamari
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2 tablespoon vegetable oil
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3 tablespoon sherry
dry
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¾ cup bamboo shoots
sliced
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1 teaspoon ginger root
peeled, minced
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¼ cup green chili peppers
diced
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2 tablespoon scallions, spring or green onions
chopped
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½ cup peanuts
roasted, skinned
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
453.6 g chicken breasts
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2E+1 ml cornstarch
divided
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1 clove garlic
minced
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5 ml sugar
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3E+1 ml soy sauce, tamari
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3E+1 ml vegetable oil
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45 ml sherry
dry
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177 ml bamboo shoots
sliced
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5 ml ginger root
peeled, minced
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59 ml green chili peppers
diced
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3E+1 ml scallions, spring or green onions
chopped
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118 ml peanuts
roasted, skinned
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Directions

Cut chicken into 2- by ½-inch strips. Place in a large pie plate. Sprinkle 2 teaspoon cornstarch over chicken and mix well to coat chicken. Add egg white and mix again.

Heat oil in wok or a 12-inch frying pan. Add chicken and bamboo shoots and stir-fry about 3 minutes.

Add chilies and peanuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Combine all remaining ingredients except green onion with remaining 2 tsp. cornstarch and add to wok or pan.

Stir-fry and heat until sauce is thick and smooth and mixture is well blended. Add green onion. Stir-fry 30 seconds to warm onions.

Serve immediately.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 197g (6.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 37446% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g 30%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Sodium 613mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 82g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 7%
Calcium 4% Iron 14%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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