Chengtu Chicken - Szechuan

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Chengtu Chicken - Szechuan Ingredients

2/3 lb Chicken breasts; skinned;	1/4 ts Peppersalt - see below
MARINADE	1 c Peanut oil
1 ts Dry sherry	2/3 lb Fresh spinach
1 tb Soy sauce	1/4 ts Salt
1 Egg white	3 tb Peanut oil
SEASONING SAUCE	1 ts Fresh ginger; chopped
1 ts Dry sherry	1 tb Garlic; chopped
1 tb Soy sauce	1 tb Green onion; chopped
1 1/2 ts Sugar	1 tb Hot bean sauce
1 ts White vinegar	1 ts Sesame oil
2 tb Chicken stock	PEPPERSALT
2 ts Oyster sauce	2 tb Szechuan peppercorns
1 ts Cornstarch	2 tb Salt
2 tb Water

Instructions for Chengtu Chicken - Szechuan

Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes; mix marinade ingredients in a medium bowl; add chicken, mixing well, and let stand 20 minutes; mix ingredients for Seasoning Sauce in a small cup and set aside; heat 1 cup oil in a wok over medium heat 1 minute; stir-fry marinated chicken cubes until very lightly browned, about 1 minute; remove chicken with a slotted spoon, draining well over the wok; set asided; remove oil from wok except 2 tablespoons; heat oil remaining in wok over medium heat 30 seconds; add spinach and salt; stir-fry until spinach is tender, about 1 minute; remove from wok with a slotted spoon, draining well over wok; arrange around outside of a warm platter; add 3 tablespoons of oil to wok and heat over medium heat 1 minute; add ginger, garlic, green onion and hot bean sauce; stir-fry until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes; add chicken cubes and Seasoning Sauce; stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly; add 1 teaspoon sesame oil to wok and stir to mix; place ! ! chicken mixture in middle of platter with spinach. Makes 4 servings. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-low heat 1 minute; add peppercorns and stir-fry 5 minutes; remove from heat and let cool; grind peppercorns to a fine powder with a mortar and pestle or a pepper mill; add salt, mix well; store in a tightly covered container. Makes about 1/4 cup. Ill keep on the lookout for some more...Enjoy.... Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #267 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:51:17 +0800 (HKT) From: Sweeney

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Chinese

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