Szechuan Chicken With Peanuts 6 Ww Pts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb chicken breast, cut into strips
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon minced peeled gingerroot
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal
1/4 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Preparation

Combine the chicken, 1 TBSP of the hoisin sauce and 1 TBSP of the cornstarch in a bowl. Toss to coat and set aside.
Combine remaining 2 TBSP hoisin sauce, 1 TBSP cornstarch and the chicken broth, rice vinegar, sugar and chili garlic sauce and set aside.
Heat a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Then add chicken. Stir fry until almost done, 2-3 minutes.
Add ginger and garlic, stir-fry about 15 seconds.
Add pepper, carrots and peanuts. Stir-fry until crisp-tender about 2 minutes.
Add hoisin sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly until it boils and thickens and chicken is done (about 2-3 minutes).
Serve with rice, if desired.