Chicken Chunks with Peanuts in Spicy Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup peanuts (raw) |
3 cups peanut oil |
2 chicken breasts |
1 large egg white |
1 1/2 tablespoons water chestnut flour |
4 green onions |
2 cloves garlic |
1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced |
1/2 cup chicken stock |
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil |
1/2 tablespoon chinese red vinegar |
1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce |
1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste with garlic |
1 tablespoon dry sherry |
1 pinch sugar |
cornstarch paste |
Directions:
1. Preparation: Trim ends off green onions and cut light green and white part into 1 sections.
2. Mix all other sauce ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.
3. Reserve.
4. Pull skin off breasts, then pull chicken meat from bones.
5. Slice meat into 1 strips, then crosswise to make 1 chunks.
6. In bowl large enough to hold chicken, add egg white to water chestnut flour.
7. Beat mixture with a single chopstick (not an egg beater or whisk).
8. Stir chicken pieces into egg mixture to coat thoroughly.
9. Marinate 5 minutes.
10. Note: water chestnut flour gives a lighter crust than cornstarch, though the latter may be substituted.
11. Deep-frying: Heat cooking oil in wok or deep-fryer to medium heat (you'll need more oil for deep-fryer).
12. Fry peanuts until they are a light tan color; if a test peanut browns quickly, turn down heat.
13. Remove peanuts with strainer or slotted spoon; drain on paper towel or paper bag.
14. Reserve.
15. Turn up heat slightly for chicken.
16. Test a chunk first: chicken should raise to surface immediately & brown in about 2 minutes.
17. Deep-fry coated chicken chunks until golden brown.
18. Deep-fry no more than 8 chunks at a time.
19. Use long chopsticks or spatula to keep pieces separate while they are frying.
20. Remove with long chopsticks or slotted spoon.
21. Reserve.
22. Sauce: While deep-frying chicken, heat sauce to simmer.
23. Add green onions & peanuts about a minute before serving.
24. At the last minute, add chicken pieces to sauce, mix quickly & serve.
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