Asian style stir fried chicken Recipe
Ingredients
3 boneless chicken breasts (chicken cutlets), weighing
1/2 pound mushrooms
1 can (5 ounces) bamboo shoots
3 green onions
1 small stalk celery
1 small sweet red pepper OR 1 can or jar (4 ounces) pimientos
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup chicken broth (from an about-14-ounce can)
2 cups precooked rice (from a 14-ounce package)
Boiling Water
Salt
Directions
1. Pull skin from chicken breasts; slice meat thin. Trim mushrooms and slice. Drain bamboo shoots and slice, if needed; trim green onions and celery; slice both thin. Halve red pepper, seed, and dice. (If using pimientos, drain and cut into strips.)
2. Saute chicken quickly in vegetable oil in a large frying pan 3 minutes, or until chicken turns white.
3. Stir in mushrooms, bamboo shoots, green onions, celery and red pepper; saute 2 minutes. Stir in sherry and soy sauce; cover. Cook 2 minutes, or until vegetables are crisply tender.
4. Blend cornstarch into chicken broth until smooth in a small bowl; stir into frying pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and boils for 3 minutes.
5. While chicken mixture cooks, prepare rice with boiling water and salt, following label directions. Spoon around edge on a large serving platter; spoon chicken mixture on top. Garnish with a half mushroom and serve with additional soy sauce, if you wish.
2. Saute chicken quickly in vegetable oil in a large frying pan 3 minutes, or until chicken turns white.
3. Stir in mushrooms, bamboo shoots, green onions, celery and red pepper; saute 2 minutes. Stir in sherry and soy sauce; cover. Cook 2 minutes, or until vegetables are crisply tender.
4. Blend cornstarch into chicken broth until smooth in a small bowl; stir into frying pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and boils for 3 minutes.
5. While chicken mixture cooks, prepare rice with boiling water and salt, following label directions. Spoon around edge on a large serving platter; spoon chicken mixture on top. Garnish with a half mushroom and serve with additional soy sauce, if you wish.
