Hunan hot & sour chicken

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 teaspoons Each cornstarch and dry sherry
¼ teaspoon Each salt and pepper
1 pounds Chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and cut in bite-size pieces
3½ tablespoon Salad oil
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
2 teaspoons Minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon Fermented black beans, rinsed and drained
1 small Green pepper, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 medium Carrot, thinly sliced
8 ounces Sliced bamboo shoots
1 tablespoon Water
Cooking sauce:
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
½ teaspoon Crushed red pepper
½ teaspoon Salad oil
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
2½ tablespoon White wine vinegar
½ cup Chicken broth

Directions

Chicken: In a bowl, combine cornstarch, sherry, salt and pepper. Add chicken and stir to coat, then stir in 1½ t of the oil and let stand for 15 minutes to marinate. Prepare cooking sauce by blending all ingredients in another bowl, set aside. Place a wok or wide frying pan over high heat. When pan is hot, add 2 T of the oil. When oil begins to heat, add garlic, ginger, and black beans. Stir once, then add chicken and stir-fry until chicken is opaque (about 3 minutes). Remove chicken from pan. Add the remaining 1 T oil to pan.

When oil is hot, add green pepper, carrot and bamboo shoots. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add water and stir-fry for 1 ½ minutes. Return chicken to pan. Stir cooking sauce, add to pan, and cook, stirring, until sauce bubbles and thickens. If you like food that produces watery eyes and a burning mouth, pass a little bowl of hot pepper & black bean sauce (recipe follows).

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