Ho t'ao chi ting (walnut chicken)

Description

A delicious sample of oriental cooking. Walnut chicken is surely to be liked by everyone.

Ingredients

1Cuponion
8 water chesnuts
3Tablespoonoil
1⁄2Poundwalnut meat (about 2 cups)
1Poundchicken
3⁄4Teaspoonsalt
1Cupbamboo shots
1Cupcelery
2Tablespooncornstarch
3Tablespoonsoy sauce
2Tablespoonsherry
1Teaspoonsugar
1⁄4Cupstock
2Tablespoonsherry
1Teaspoonsugar
1⁄4Cupstock

Instructions

  1. Cube the bamboo shoots, celery, onion, and water chestnuts. Sauté slightly in oil. Remove from the pan. Brown walnut meats, blanched in deep oil, remove and drain. Dredge uncooked chicken, cut into cubes, with salt, corn starch, soy sauce, sherry and sugar.
  2. Heat pan, add 3 tablespoons oil and sauté the dredged chicken until tender. To the chicken, add the soup stock, heat thoroughly. Serve hot.

Notes

If you want to get rid of the bitterness of the walnuts. cover them in cold water and boil for 3 minutes. Drain immediately.

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