Cubed Chicken In Lettuce Leaves ( Yang Chow Chicken Soong)
Total Time: 48 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 3 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1 large chicken breast, skinned, boned, sliced and cut into tiny cubes (about 2 c. total, this is easier to do when chicken is partially frozen)
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 long green chilies, cored, seeded and cut into small cubes (hot or mild)
- 10 -12 water chestnuts, cut into small cubes (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup finely diced celery
- 3 tablespoons finely diced carrots
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons shaohsing wine or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste with garlic
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups peanut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, leaves separated (cored)
Recipe
- 1 combine chicken,egg ,1 tablespoon cornstarch and salt in medium bowl and stir to blend well.
- 2 cover with plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- 3 combine chilies, water chestnuts,celery,carrot and ginger in another bowl.
- 4 combine green onion and garlic in separate bowl.
- 5 mix wine, soy sauce, chili paste and sugar in another bowl.
- 6 blend remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch and water in small bowl, mixing until smooth.
- 7 pour peanut oil into wok;place over high heat.
- 8 when oil begins to smoke, add chicken in batches and cook, stirring constantly to separate cubes, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 9 remove chicken with slotted spoon, drain well on paper towels and set aside.
- 10 pour off all but 2 tablespoons peanut oil from wok and return to high heat.
- 11 add water chestnut mixture and cook, stirring constantly about 30 seconds.
- 12 add green onions and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 10 seconds.
- 13 return chicken to wok and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.
- 14 add wine mixture and sesame oil; restir dissolved cornstarch.
- 15 add to wok and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.
- 16 transfer to heated platter.
- 17 spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves and fold over to enclose; serve hot.
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