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chicken egg white cornstarch rice wine sugar hoisin sauce soy sauce peanut oil ginger garlic green peppers cashew pieces
Viewed: 129 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut across the grain in 1/4-inch thick slices
- 1 tablespoon egg white, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil, rice bran oil or canola oil
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 2 fat garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound green peppers, with at least one of them a hot pepper such as an Anaheim
- 1/4 cup cashew pieces
Method
- In a large bowl stir together the egg white, cornstarch, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the rice wine or sherry, salt to taste and 1 1/2 teaspoons water.
- When you can no longer see any cornstarch add the chicken and stir together until coated.
- Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Combine the remaining rice wine or sherry, the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and sugar in a small bowl and set it near your wok.
- Fill a medium-size saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and turn the heat down so that the water is at a bare simmer.
- Carefully add the chicken to the water, stirring so that the pieces dont clump.
- Cook until the chicken turns opaque on the surface but is not cooked through, about 1 minute.
- Drain in a colander set over a bowl.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan.
- Add the remaining oil by pouring it down the sides of the pan and swirling the pan, then add the garlic, ginger and chile and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds.
- Add the peppers and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken, cashews and hoisin sauce mixture and salt to taste.
- Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, and serve with grains or noodles.