Asian Style Chicken Breasts And Bacon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 3/4 cup beef stock or 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1/2 lb lean thick slab bacon, cut inot 1 1/2 inch pieces
4 cloves garlic, sliced 1/8 inch thick
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
salt and pepper
1/2 lb white mushroom, caps only,quartered
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces

Preparation

In a small saucepan, mix the stock and 5-spice powder and simmer over low heat for 3 minutes.
Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil.
Add the bacon and cook over low heat until most of the fat is rendered and the bacon is browned (about 15-20 minutes).
Add the garlic.
Saute for 2 minutes.
Add the chicken.
Season with salt and pepper.
cook over medium heat until the chicken is brown and just cooked through (about 8-10 minutes).
Remove from skillet.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in skillet.
Add mushrooms and saute over medium heat until all of their liquid has evaporated and they start to brown (about 8 minutes).
Remove mushrooms to plate.
Add wine to skillet and simmer over medium-high heat until it is reduced by half.
Add the soy sauce, spiced stock, bacon, garlic, chicken and mushrooms.
Cook, stirring, until heated through.
Add scallions.
Serve (over rice).