Place each chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and
pound to 1/4" thickness. Remove plastic wrap, Arrange chicken breasts
in a shallow baking dish. For marinade, in a bowl combine soy sauce,
lime juice, water, cooking oil, ginger, and garlic. Pour marinade over
chicken breasts. Cover and chill in refrigerator for 3 to 24 hours.
Before serving: Remove chicken breasts from marinade, reserving
marinade. Place chicken on rack of unheated broiler pan. Broil 4-5
inches from the heat for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once.
Meanwhile, add additional water to reserved marinade to make 1/3 cup
liquid. In a saucepan, stir marinade mixture into cornstarch. Cook and
stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 3 minutes more. Stir in
frozen pea pods (add fresh pea pods earlier to give them time to cook).
Cover and cook 3 minutes more, stirring once. Serve over broiled
chicken breasts. Makes 4 servings.
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NOTES : The original recipe calls for ground ginger; I use fresh. I
also use fresh pea pods, usually more than 6 ounces!
