Chinese Almond Chicken

Ingredients

3 pound chicken
3/8 cup mushrooms
3 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 bamboo shoots diag
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup celery cur diag
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup onion in
2 tablespoon sherry
10 slices water chestnuts
1 cup blanched almonds
3/8 cup chicken stock
2 cup 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 1/2 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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