Governor's Chicken

Name: Governor's Chicken
Ingredients: 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 1 egg white; 4 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 medium green bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1-inch diamond-shape pieces; 1 medium red bell pepper, optional, seeded and cut into 1-inch diamond-shape pieces; 1 bunch scallions, peeled and cut on the diagonal into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger; 2 dried hot red chile peppers, or to taste and tolerance; 1 cup cocktail peanuts; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Ingredients

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 egg white
4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups plus 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium green bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1-inch diamond-shape pieces
1 medium red bell pepper, optional, seeded and cut into 1-inch diamond-shape pieces
1 bunch scallions, peeled and cut on the diagonal into 1/2-inch pieces
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger
2 dried hot red chile peppers, or to taste and tolerance
1 cup cocktail peanuts
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry
3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

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["There was a ritual to how Eileen and I would cook Governor?s Chicken.", "I would coat the chicken.", "Eileen would peel the scallions and ginger.", "I would cut the peppers into diamond shapes while she would concoct the sauce.", "After she flaked the dried red chiles over the rest of the vegetables in a colander, she would rinse them under cold water and hand the colander to me.", "I would stir fry the dish to completion.", "This balletic pas de deux remains luminescent in my memory, the glow in which I bask in the good memories of my marriage, which, although long term, did not last, although my Governor's Chicken, has, presumably, into eternity.", "This type of dish is generally referred to by Chinese people as \"dry cooked\"" because there is relatively little sauce.""