Walnut Chicken with Ham

Name: Walnut Chicken with Ham
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Wok
Ingredients: chicken; soy sauce or tamari (for gluten-free); wine; salt; onions; green peas; water chestnuts; ham; vegetable oil; walnuts

Submitted by amy5681

A fast wok stir-fry with wine-marinated chicken, ham, green peas, water chestnuts, and toasted walnuts. This Chinese-inspired weeknight dinner hits the table in just 25 minutes.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

10 min

READY

25 min

This stir-fry moves fast, so have everything sliced, measured, and lined up before you fire up the wok.

Chicken gets a quick marinade in wine and soy sauce, then hits screaming-hot oil with onions for a sear that locks in flavor. Peas and water chestnuts go in next for crunch and color, and sliced ham plus toasted walnuts finish it off with a salty, nutty punch.

The whole thing is on the table before the rice cooker even clicks off.

Variations

Swap walnuts for toasted cashews or almonds if that’s what you have on hand.
Add a splash of sesame oil right at the end for extra fragrance.
Toss in sliced bell peppers or snap peas for more crunch and color.

Ingredients

CUPS CHICKEN
diagonally

TABLESPOON SOY SAUCE OR TAMARI (FOR GLUTEN-FREE)

TABLESPOON WINE

SALT
to taste *

MEDIUM ONION
sliced

CUP GREEN PEAS
frozen

CUP WATER CHESTNUT
sliced *

SLICES HAM
luncheon, sliced in 2 x 1 inch pieces *

TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE OIL

CUP WALNUTS
meats, toasted

Directions

Slice and prepare ingredients.

Toast walnuts.

Marinate meat in wine, soya sauce, and salt about 5 minutes.

Heat oil in wok to smoking point.

Stir fry chicken and onions together 3 minutes, add peas and water chestnuts, stir, cover wok and cook ingredients 3 more minutes, lifting cover twice to stir ingredients.

Mix in ham and walnuts.

NOTE: If desired, almonds or cashews could be substituted for walnuts, or nuts may be omitted altogether.