Cantonese Sweet And Sour Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments
2/3 cup Kikkoman sweet and sour sauce
2 tablespoons oil, divided
1/2 lb fresh snow pea (frozen is okay also, just dry well)
1 bunch green onion, chopped
1 cup whole almonds or 1 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Cut chicken into 1-in pieces.
Combine the next 4 ingredients, stir in chicken; let stand for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile drain canned oranges and reserve 1/4 cup syrup.
Blend syrup with sweet and sour sauce.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a hot wok or large skillet over med-high heat.
Add chicken cubes and stir-fry 2 minutes; remove; set aside.
Heat remaining oil in the same wok or frypan; add snow peas and stir-fry 1 minute.
Add green onions and stir-fry 30 seconds.
Add in chicken, almonds and sweet and sour mixture; cook stirring until all ingredients are coated with sauce.
Gently stir in orange segments; heat through.