Chinese Style Asparagus and Chicken Breasts Recipe
Ingredients
| Fresh, thin asparagus - 1 1/2 pounds | ||
| Olive oil or Salad oil - 3 tablespoons | ||
| Chicken breast - 6, boned and skinned, cut in 1-inch strips | ||
| Soy sauce | 5 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Dark sesame seed oil - 2 tablespoons | ||
| Toasted or black sesame seeds | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Cut off the asparagus-€™s end tips to the point where they are no longer -€˜woody-€™. In case the asparagus are pencil thin, peel them to the bottom of the first flower.
2) Diagonally slice the asparagus into 1 ½ inch lengths.
MAKING
3) Boil a pan of salted water and drop in the prepared asparagus. Cook for a few minutes, till barely soft and still crisp.
4) Drain the asparagus well.
5) To stop the cooking, run cold water over.
6) In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the chicken.
7) Over high heat, toss the chicken till it is cooked but still moist. This takes about 5 minutes.
8) Mix the soy sauce, sesame seed oil and sugar, if using, together to make the sauce. Till this point, the ingredients can be prepared in advance and mixed right before serving.
FINALIZING
9) In a pan, put the chicken, sauce and asparagus and bring the contents to a boil.
10) Toss well and heat thoroughly. Toss the preparation with sesame seeds.
SERVING
11) Transfer the hot preparation to a serving bowl and serve while still piping hot and fresh. Makes a good main course dish. Can also be served as an appetizer.
1) Cut off the asparagus-€™s end tips to the point where they are no longer -€˜woody-€™. In case the asparagus are pencil thin, peel them to the bottom of the first flower.
2) Diagonally slice the asparagus into 1 ½ inch lengths.
MAKING
3) Boil a pan of salted water and drop in the prepared asparagus. Cook for a few minutes, till barely soft and still crisp.
4) Drain the asparagus well.
5) To stop the cooking, run cold water over.
6) In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the chicken.
7) Over high heat, toss the chicken till it is cooked but still moist. This takes about 5 minutes.
8) Mix the soy sauce, sesame seed oil and sugar, if using, together to make the sauce. Till this point, the ingredients can be prepared in advance and mixed right before serving.
FINALIZING
9) In a pan, put the chicken, sauce and asparagus and bring the contents to a boil.
10) Toss well and heat thoroughly. Toss the preparation with sesame seeds.
SERVING
11) Transfer the hot preparation to a serving bowl and serve while still piping hot and fresh. Makes a good main course dish. Can also be served as an appetizer.
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