Ho t'ao chi ting (walnut chicken)
A delicious sample of oriental cooking. Walnut chicken is surely to be liked by everyone.
Ingredients
1 c onion (cut)
8 water chestnut (cut)
3 T cooking oil
2 c walnut (shelled, about 1/2 lb walnuts)
1 lb chicken ( boneless and skinless meat, cut into cubes)
3⁄4 t salt
1 c bamboo shoot (cut into cubes)
1 c celery (cut)
2 T corn starch
3 T soy sauce
2 T wine (rice wine or dry sherry)
1 t sugar
1⁄4 c broth (best chicken broth)
Instructions
- Cube the bamboo shoots, celery, onion, and water chestnuts.
- Sauté slightly in oil. Remove from the pan.
- Brown walnuts, blanched in deep oil, remove and drain.
- Dredge uncooked chicken, cut into cubes, with salt, corn starch, soy sauce, sherry and sugar.
- Heat pan, add 3 tablespoons oil and sauté the dredged chicken until tender.
- To the chicken, add the soup stock, heat thoroughly.
- Distribute food on a serving tray. Serve hot.
Total time
40 minutes
Cooking time
20
Preparation time
20
Yield
6 servings
Notes
If you want to get rid of the bitterness of the walnuts. cover them in cold water and boil for 3 minutes. Drain immediately.
Source
Chinese cuisine.
moderate, stir fry
poultry, main course, dinner
Chinese food recipes
Food in Asia
Food in Asia