Simple Szechwan Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 chicken breasts, skinned & deboned
• 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 6 green onions
• 2 medium green peppers
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup roasted almonds or 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts or 1/2 cup cashews

Recipe

• 1 slice each breast into thin 1/8-inch-thick slices.
• 2 in medium-size bowl, mix chicken, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, sugar, ginger and crush red pepper; set aside.
• 3 cut green onions crosswise into 2 inch pieces; cut green peppers into bite-size pieces.
• 4 in skillet or wok over medium-high heat, in 2 tablespoons hot salad (or canola) oil, cook green onions and peppers, stirring quickly and frequently, until vegetables are tender-crisp, about 2 minutes. with slotted spoon, remove vegetables to a bowl. in same skillet or wok over medium heat cook peanuts, cashews or almonds until slightly browned, stirring frequently. with slotted spoon, remove peanuts to bowl with vegetables.
• 5 cook chicken mixture in skillet or wok, stirring quickly and constantly, until chicken is tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. return vegetables with any juices and nuts to skillet; heat through.
• 6 serve over rice.