Chicken and Pea Pods
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An excellent super quick and easy Chinese stir-fry that highlights the crisp textures and flavors. Very nicely balanced and it's ready in less than 15 minutes flat! Faster than Chinese take out.
Ingredients
| 1 | pound |
chicken
boned, skinned, in very thin strips |
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| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
cornstarch
|
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| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
|
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| 1 | tablespoon |
sherry
dry |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
garlic
minced |
|
| ½ | tablespoon |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
ginger root
|
* |
| ½ | cup |
carrots
strips |
|
| ½ | cup |
celery
sliced |
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|
scallions, spring or green onions
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* | ||
| 1 | can |
water chestnuts
sliced, drained |
* |
| sauce | |||
| 1 | package |
snow pea pods
frozen |
* |
| ½ | cup |
chicken broth
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| 2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
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| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
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| 1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
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Directions
Mix the chicken, cornstarch, soy sauce and sherry in a small bowl.
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in skillet over high heat.
Stir in the garlic and ginger, cook about 20 seconds until fragrant. Add chicken and stir fry until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
Add the remaining oil, stir fry carrots and celery for about one minute. Add the green onions and stir fry for about 30 seconds. Add the water chestnuts and pea pods.
Stir the sauce and add to vegetables. Cook, stirring until boiling. Return chicken to pan and heat through.
Sauce:
mix the ingredients over medium heat in small saucepan. Pour over the chicken and veggies to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 194g (6.8 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 28733% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 10g
16%
Saturated Fat 3g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 102mg
34%
Sodium 847mg
35%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
4%
Dietary Fiber 1g
3%
Sugars g
Protein
70g
Vitamin A 56%
•
Vitamin C 7%
Calcium 3%
•
Iron 10%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
I'm making this tonight but noticed recipe ingredients do not call for celery but the instructions do. Think I'll add about 1/2 cup celery.
over 9 years agoThanks for the comment. I agree it should be 1/2 cup celeries along with carrots. Hope you have enjoyed this dish, happy cooking :-)
happyzhangbo
Having trouble pinning your Chicken and Pea Pods recipe :(
over 4 years agoHave you been having issues on your end?
I just made it tonite for dinner and it was delish! Thanks for posting!
Thanks for your comment, and we will be looking into the cause of this issue as soon as possible. So happy to hear that you enjoyed the dish, and happy cooking :)
happyzhangbo
Thank you for the recipe. I prepped night before since I had to cook in the morning to take to a sick friend who requested this very thing. With everything washed, chopped and ready to go it took me about 30 minutes cook time. I used powdered ginger and no sherry.
over 4 years agoI would not use powdered ginger in place of fresh. It's not the same. Also, you can use rice wine instead of sherry.
over 2 years ago