Chinese: Chicken Chunks With Peanuts In Spicy Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 c peanuts
3 c peanut oil
2 chicken breasts at
1 egg
1 1/2 tb water chestnut flour
4 green onions
2 garlic
1 tb ginger root
1/2 c chicken stock
1/2 tb sesame oil
1/2 chinese vingear
1/2 tb dark soy sauce
1 tb dry sherry
1 pn sugar
1 sections
2 quart saucepan
1 chunks

Instructions

chicken, add egg white to water chestnut flour. Beat mixture with a single chopstick (not an egg beater or whisk). Stir chicken pieces into egg mixture to coat thoroughly. Marinate 5 minutes. Note: water chestnut flour gives a lighter crust than cornstarch, though the latter may be substituted. Deep-frying: Heat cooking oil in wok or deep-fryer to medium heat (you'll need more oil for deep-fryer). Fry peanuts until they are a light tan color; if a test peanut browns quickly, turn down heat. Remove peanuts with strainer or slotted spoon; drain on paper towel or paper bag. Reserve. Turn up heat slightly for chicken. Test a chunk first: chicken should raise to surface immediately & brown in about 2 minutes. Deep-fry coated chicken chunks until golden brown. Deep-fry no more than 8 chunks at a time. Use long chopsticks or spatula to keep pieces separate while they are frying. Remove with long chopsticks or slotted spoon. Reserve. Sauce: While deep-frying chicken, heat sauce to simmer. Add green onions & peanuts about a minute before serving. At the last minute, add chicken pieces to sauce, mix quickly & serve.