Chicken With Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) fryer, boned or 2 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
1 tsp. salt
1 egg white
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 c. oil for deep frying
1 c. walnut halves
1 red pepper, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 Tbsp. bean sauce
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. chicken stock
1 Tbsp. sherry

Preparation

Cut chicken into 1/2 inch cubes.
Add salt, egg white and cornstarch.
Mix thoroughly by hand.
Heat oil to 400\u00b0 on wok. Deep fry chicken 2 minutes; remove and drain.
In same oil at 325\u00b0, deep fry walnuts in strainer until golden brown; set aside.
Drain oil from wok.
Reheat 2 tablespoons oil in wok to 350\u00b0.
Stir-fry red and green peppers 1 minute.
Remove.
Reheat 2 tablespoons oil in wok to 300\u00b0.
Add bean sauce, stir 3 minutes.
Add sugar, stir 1 minute, then add stock and sherry.
Stir until dark brown.
Turn up heat to 425\u00b0.
Pour in chicken and peppers.
Stir-fry quickly 1 minute.
Remove to platter.
Sprinkle fried walnuts over chicken and serve.