Winter Garden Special - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup flour
2 cups oil, for deep-frying
1 scallion, chopped fine
1 lb fresh spinach, cleaned and stems removed
Sauce
1/4 cup tomato catsup
1 teaspoon hot pepper oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation

combine chicken, egg, 1 tsp of salt, and cornstarch.
Mix well with hand.
Coat chicken evenly with flour.
Discard leftover flour.
Set aside.
In a small bowl, blend sauce ingredients.
Heat oil to 400\u00b0 in wok.
Deep-fry chicken a few pieces at a time until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes.
Drain through strainer.
Reheat 2 T.
oil in wok.
Add scallion.
Stir-fry quickly.
Pour in sauce.
Heat to boiling point.
Add chicken.
Stir-fry 1 minute.
Put on platter.
Reheat 3 T.
of oil in wok.
Add 1/2 tsp salt.
Add spinach and stir-fry briskly 1 minute.
Discard liquid.
Arrange spinach around chicken on platter.