Chinese Treasure Chicken - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 lb. chicken breasts
1 egg white
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. vinegar
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can Lychees
1/4 c. oil
1 1/2 Tbsp. minced candy ginger
3 preserved kumquats, sliced
6 green maraschino cherries, halved
6 red maraschino cherries, halved
Preparation
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Remove skin and bones from chicken, cut meat into 1-inch pieces.
Combine chicken pieces with egg white and 1 tablespoon cornstarch.
In
a
bowl,
mix
remaining tablespoon cornstarch with the
soy
sauce,
vinegar,
sugar and 6 tablespoons of the lychee syrup.
Drain lychees and discard remaining syrup.
Heat oil in wok or skillet.
Add chicken and cook on high heat for 3 minutes.
Add
candy, ginger and soy sauce mixture and lychees. Cook,
stirring
constantly
until
sauce
thickens.
Stir
in kumquats and cherries.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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