Chinese Almond Chicken

Ingredients

800 gr chicken
28 gr mushrooms
45 ml soy sauce
1/2 bamboo shoots diag
2 gr salt
50 gr celery cur diag
8 gr cornstarch
30 gr onion in
30 ml sherry
10 slices water chestnuts
120 gr blanched almonds
80 ml chicken stock
475 ml peanut oil

Instructions

*cleaned and skinned (or; for less work; **sliced lengthwise or 1 4 oz. can, drained. You can use deboned and skinned chicken breasts) >> Remove both light and dark meat from bones; cut in shreds. Smear with a mixture of soy sauce, salt, cornstarch and Sherry; set aside. Fry almonds or walnuts until golden in 1.5 cups hot oil. Pour off oil; drain almonds on a paper towel. Reheat pan; add 3 tablespoons oil. Saute vegetables for 1 minute; drain off oil and set aside. Heat 4 tablespoons oil; saute chicken for 1 minute. Mix in vegetables and stock; simmer 1 minute. Add almonds or >> walnuts. Serve with rice. Serves 4 to 6 people. FROM: DORIS HILL (GBGH75A) Converted by MMCONV vers.

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