Recipe compliments of Rick and Lynne
Sichuan-Style Chicken with Peanuts
Cuisine: Oriental Type: Main Course Serves: 4
Source:
Eating Well
Attributes:
Quick and Easy, Healthy
Comments:
Serving Suggestions:
Ingredients:
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast or thigh, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tsp. Shao Hsing rice wine or dry sherry
1 tsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce
1-1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tbs. canola oil
2 1/2-inch-thick slices ginger, smashed (use side of a cleaver of chef's knife)
2 cups sugar snap peas (6 ounces)
Sichuan Sauce (see elsewhere)
1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts
1 scallion, minced

Instructions:
1. Combine chicken, rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic in a medium bowl; mix thoroughly.

2. Heat a 14" flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds after contact. Swirl oil into the pan, add ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Carefullly add the chicken mixture, spreading it out. Cook until the chicken begins to brown, about 1 minute. Using a spatula, stir-fry for 30 seconds. Spread the chicken out again and cook for 30 seconds. Continue stir-frying until the chicken is lighly browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Add sugar snap peas and stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir the Sichuan Sauce, swirl it into the pan and stir-fry until the chicken is just cooked through and the sauce is slightly thickened and glossy, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer to a platter (discard the ginger) and sprinkle with peanuts and scallions. Serve immediately.

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Sichuan Sauce

2005-07-30