Almond Chicken

Almond Chicken

Ingredients:

1 lb skinned chicken breast

1 cup vegtable oil

5 slices fresh ginger root

3 green onions, chopped to about 1" lengths

1 green pepper, chopped as above

1/2 cup diced bamboo shoots

1/3 slivered almonds (a little vegetable oil to fry in)

Marinade:

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp white pepper

1 tsp cornstarch

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 egg white

Seasoning sauce:

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp dry sherry

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp cornstarch

Deep fry slivered almonds in vegtable oil for 2 to 3 minutes to crisp them up. drain well on paper towel. Let stand for 5 minutes before using.

Dice chicken into 1 inch cubes. Combine marinade ingrediants, add chicken and mix well. Let stand 1/2 hour. Heat oil in wok, add chicken and stir fry until browned. Remove chicken and drain well. Stir fry ginger, onion, pepper and bamboo shoots for about 1 minute until vegtables are crisp−tender. Combine ingrediants for seasoning sauce in a small bowl, mix well and add to wok. bring to boil. Add chicken to boiling sauce. Stir fry chicken until coated with sauce.

Add almonds, mix well.