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     Title: Chicken Asparagus & Red Pepper
Categories: Chinese, Main dish, Spices
     Yield: 4 servings

     1 lb Boned,skinned chicken breast
     2 tb Finely minced fresh ginger
     2 md Garlic cloves
          - peeled and minced
     2 tb Soy sauce
     2 tb Sweet port or Sherry
          -=OR=- Madeira
     3 tb Sesame oil
     1 ts Chili oil
 1 1/2 lb Asparagus
     1 md Yellow onion
     1 md Red bell pepper
     1 ts Cornstarch; blended with
   1/4 c  Chicken broth

 POUND THE CHICKEN BREASTS as you would for scaloppine, then slice them
 crosswise at 1/2-inch intervals. Marinate chicken for 30 minutes at room
 temperature in a mixture of the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, port and 1
 tablespoon of the sesame oil. Trim the coarse stem ends from the asparagus.
 Peel the asparagus and slice them crosswise, slightly on the diagonal, into
 1-inch lengths. Peel and halve the onion, then cut each half into thin
 slices. Core, seed and slice the red bell pepper lengthwise into 1/4-inch
 strips. Set a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the chili oil and 1
 tablespoon of the remaining sesame oil and heat the oil for about 1 minute,
 until ripples appear on the wok bottom. Add the onion and red pepper and
 stir-fry the mixture for 1 minute. Cover the wok and allow the mixture to
 steam for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables from the
 wok to a heatproof plate. Add the remaining sesame oil to the wok, pour in
 the chicken and marinade, and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Blend
 in the cornstarch mixture, stirring it for about 1 minute, until the sauce
 has thickened and becomes clear. Return the vegetables to the wok, toss the
 mixture lightly for about 30 seconds, and serve. Accompany the chicken with
 fluffy boiled rice.

 JEAN ANDERSON

 PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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