Canton Chicken & Snow Peas

Name: Canton Chicken and Snow Peas
Total time: P1H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: mushrooms; soy sauce, tamari; cornstarch; sherry; water; white pepper; chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; vegetable oil; garlic; bamboo shoots; snow pea pods; water; sherry; oyster sauce; sugar; sesame oil; cornstarch

Canton Chicken and Snow Peas recipe

Yield

6 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

1 hrs

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
Chicken
4	medium	mushrooms dried
2	teaspoons	soy sauce, tamari
2	teaspoons	cornstarch
2	teaspoons	sherry dry
2	teaspoons	water
1	dash	white pepper	*
1 ½	pounds	chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cut into bite size pieces
3 ½	tablespoons	vegetable oil
1	clove	garlic minced
½	cup	bamboo shoots sliced
¼	pound	snow pea pods ends and strings removed
Cooking sauce
½	cup	water
1	tablespoon	sherry dry
2	tablespoons	oyster sauce
¼	teaspoon	sugar
1	teaspoon	sesame oil
1	tablespoon	cornstarch

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features

Chicken
4	medium	mushrooms dried
1E+1	ml	soy sauce, tamari
1E+1	ml	cornstarch
1E+1	ml	sherry dry
1E+1	ml	water
1	dash	white pepper	*
680.4	g	chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless cut into bite size pieces
53	ml	vegetable oil
1	clove	garlic minced
118	ml	bamboo shoots sliced
113.4	g	snow pea pods ends and strings removed

Cooking sauce
118	ml	water
15	ml	sherry dry
3E+1	ml	oyster sauce
1.3	ml	sugar
5	ml	sesame oil
15	ml	cornstarch

Directions

Cover mushrooms with warm water, let stand for 30 minutes, then drain. Cut off and discard stems; squeeze mushrooms dry, thinly slice and set aside.

In a bowl, combine soy, cornstarch, sherry, water and pepper. Add chicken and toss to coat, then stir in 1½ teaspoon of the oil and let stand for fifteen minutes to marinate.

Prepare cooking sauce:

Mix together wateaar, sherry, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil and cornstarch and set aside.

Place a wok or wide frying pan over high heat. When pan is hot, add 2 tablespoon of the oil. When oil begins to heat, add garlic and stir once. Add chicken and stir-fry until chicken is opaque (about 3 minutes). Remove chicken from pan.

Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan. When oil is hot, add mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Stir-fry for one minutes, adding a few drops water if pan appears dry. Add snow peas and stir-fry for 1½ minutes, adding a few drops more water if pan appearas dry.

Return chicken to pan. Stir cooking sauce, add to pan, and cook, stirring guntil sauce bubbles and thickens.

Variations:

Cashew or Almond Chicken - first toast ½ cup cashews or blanched almonds in 1 tablespoon salad oil over medium-low heat until golden; remove from pan and set aside. Stir in nuts just before serving.