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                       Garlic Chicken - Szechuan

Recipe By     : Chuck in Pok
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chinese                          Chicken

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1      lb            Chicken breasts -- skinned,
                       - boneless (optional)
  1      c             Peanut oil
    1/4  ts            Corn starch
  3      tb            Chicken stock
    1/4  c             Garlic -- chopped
    1/3  c             Sliced water chestnuts
    1/3  c             Sliced bamboo shoots or
                       - cooked carrots
    1/2  ts            Salt
    1/2  ts            Sugar
  3      tb            Soy sauce
    1/2  c             Water
  1      ts            Sesame oil
                       Marinade:
  1      ts            Dry sherry
    1/4  ts            Salt
  1      tb            Sesame oil
  1                    Egg white

Chop chicken  breasts into 2" square pieces; mix marinade ingredients
in a medium bowl; add chicken pieces and mix well; let stand at least
20 minutes; heat 1 cup oil in a wok over medium heat 1 minute; add
chicken pieces and stir-fry until chicken is almost cooked, 3 to
4 minutes; remove chicken, draining  well over the wok; set aside;
remove oil from wok except 4 tb; dissolve corn starch in chicken
stock to make a paste; set aside; heat oil in wok over medium heat
1 minute; add cooked chicken, garlic, water chestnuts, and bamboo
shoots; stir-fry about 2 minutes; add salt, sugar, soy sauce, and
water; cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes; add corn starch
paste; stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly, about 30 seconds; stir
in 1 ts sesame oil; serve hot.

Yield: 4 Servings

Posted by: C.Ozburn on GEnie

Formatted by: Elaine Radis (BGMB90B), Dec 1993


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