Chinese Kung Pao Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
1 egg white
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 dash white pepper
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Vegetables
8 medium Thai peppers (as many as you like, I use about 8)
1 large green pepper, cut into bite size squares (leave them out if you don't like them)
1 medium onion, cut into bite size pieces (if you leave out the peppers, perhaps increase the onions)
2 stalks celery, cut into bite size pieces on the diagonal
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
Sauce
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 -3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 -3 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts (such as Planter's Mix)

Preparation

Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
Combine egg white, corn starch, pepper and soy sauce in a glass bowl.
Add chicken pieces mixing to coat well.
Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Vegetables: Set aside prepared vegetables.
Sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients in a glass bowl and set aside. ) In a wok or large frying pan, stir fry the red peppers in the 1 Tbsp peanut oil over med.-high heat until the peppers are almost golden brown.
Add chicken mixture and stir-fry until the chicken is almost cooked through-add the vegetables and stir-fry a couple of minutes.
Add the sauce mixture and heat for a minute or so.
Serve over rice and sprinkle peanuts over each serving.