Chicken With Walnuts

14 ingredients
18 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 lb. whole chicken breasts
  • 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp. dry sherry
  • 1 tsp. grated ginger root
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
  • 2 medium green peppers, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 4 green onions, bias-sliced in 1-inch lengths
  • 1 c. walnut halves
  • fresh kumquats (optional)
  • hot cooked rice

Directions

  1. 1
    Skin, halve lengthwise and bone chicken breasts.
  2. 2
    Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
  3. 3
    In small bowl stir soy sauce into cornstarch; stir in dry sherry, ginger root, sugar, salt and red pepper; set aside.
  4. 4
    Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add cooking oil.
  5. 5
    Stir-fry green peppers and green onions in hot oil for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
  6. 6
    Remove from wok or skillet.
  7. 7
    Add walnuts to wok or skillet.
  8. 8
    Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or until just golden.
  9. 9
    Remove from wok or skillet.
  10. 10
    (Add more oil if necessary.)
  11. 11
    Add half of the chicken to the hot wok or skillet. Stir-fry 2 minutes.
  12. 12
    Remove from wok or skillet.
  13. 13
    Stir-fry remaining chicken 2 minutes.
  14. 14
    Return all chicken to wok or skillet. Stir soy mixture; stir into chicken.
  15. 15
    Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  16. 16
    Lower heat.
  17. 17
    Stir in vegetables and walnuts; cover and cook 1 minute more.
  18. 18
    Serve chicken and vegetables at once.

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