Canton Chicken & Snow Peas
Canton Chicken and Snow Peas recipe
Yield
6 servingsPrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
1 hrsIngredients
| 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 |
|
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.
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