Chicken And Cucumbers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 whole chicken breasts
2 scallions
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sesame oil
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. sherry
1 egg white
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 small cucumbers
10 cloves garlic

Preparation

Bone chicken; remove skin and chop into half-inch pieces. Clean scallions; cut crosswise into quarter-inch pieces.
Add to chicken.
Add sugar, salt, soy sauce, wine, egg white and cornstarch to chicken.
Marinate for 30 minutes.
Peel cukes.
Cut in half lengthwise; scoop out seeds.
Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt on cukes.
Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes; drain.
Cut into half-inch cubes.
Smash garlic; chop into rice-size bits.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok.
Stir-fry cukes for about 1 1/2 minutes; remove.
Add 1 tablespoon water to chicken; stir well.
Heat 1/4 cup oil and cook garlic for 15 seconds.
Add chicken; cook for 1 minute.
Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce and stir-fry for 15 to 20 seconds.
Return cukes to pan.
Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.