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     Title: SPICY SZECHWAN CHICKEN
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
     Yield: 1

     2 c  Broccoli flowerets
   1/2 ts Salt
 2 1/2 tb Oil
     1    Garlic clove, minced
     4    Ginger slices, slivered
   3/4 lb Boneless chicken,
          -cut into bite-size pieces
   1/4 ts Pepper
     2    Green onions, cut 1-inch pcs
     1 tb White wine
     1 tb Soy sauce
   3/4 ts Sugar
   3/4 ts Sesame oil
     2 ts Hot bean paste
     4 tb Soup stock
          Cornstarch solution
          -1 pt cornstarch, 2 pt water

 Blanch broccoli in boiling water with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tablespoon oil
 for 2-3 minutes.  Remove and set aside.

 Heat wok with 2 tablespoons oil, garlic, and ginger over high heat for
 10-15 seconds.  Add chicken, stirring for 2-3 minutes.

 Add remaining ingredients except broccoli and cornstarch solution, and
 stir for 1 minute.  Thicken with cornstarch solution, mix in broccoli, and
 serve.

 Notes:  I used my own hot sauce, worked well.  It is tempting to cook the
 chicken longer than 3 minutes - don't!  It will be cooked by the time you
 thicken the sauce, and it will be very tender.  If you cook it until it's
 ready and then make the sauce, it may be slightly overcooked.  I find it
 easier to have the sauce ingredients premixed, as I could never get it in
 the wok fast enough.

 Source:  The Joy of Wokking, Martin Yan
 Unsolicited comments:  Anne Sheresky ([email protected])

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