Chicken Chop Suey - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup chicken meat, thinly shredded
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 egg white
1 tablespoon cornstarch paste (1 part cornflour with 1.25 parts cold water)
1/2 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon gingerroot, thinly shredded fresh
3 -4 spring onions, thinly shredded
1 small green pepper, cored and seeded, thinly shredded
1/2 teaspoon caster sugar (superfine)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon rice wine
2 tablespoons chicken stock
1 dash sesame oil
1/2 pint oil, seasoned (see below)
1 pinch msg (optional)
Preparation
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Mix the chicken shreds with a pinch of the salt, the egg white and about 1 teaspoon cornstarch paste.
Blanch them in warm oil, stir to separate, then remove and drain chicken.
Pour off the excess oil, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the wok, stir-fry all the vegetables for about 1 minute, add the remaining salt and sugar, blend well, then add the chicken with the soy sauce and wine, stir-fry for another minute, and add the stock and MSG (optional), finally thicken the gravy with the remaining cornflour paste, garnish with the sesame oil and serve hot.
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