Stir Fried Lemon Chicken With Pears And Ginger - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 lb chicken breast, cut in 1 inch cubes
1/2 lb fresh snow pea
3 scallions, cut in 1 inch lengths
2 fresh bartlett pears, cored and sliced

Preparation

To make sauce, combine soy sauce, lemon peel, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, garlic, ginger and water.
Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick frying pan. Add chicken and stir fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Remove to platter.
Add snow peas to pan and stir fry for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Return chicken to the pan.
Add scallions, pears and sauce. Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens, about 3 minutes.