Cantonese Sweet & Sour Chicken Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1 whole chicken breast - skinned and, boned
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp kikkoman soy sauce
1 tsp minced fresh ginger root
1 can mandarin orange segments - (11 oz.)
2/3 cup kikkoman sweet & sour sauce
2 tbsp vegetable oil, divided
1/2 lb fresh snow peas, trimmed
5 green onions & tops - thinly sliced
1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews
Recipe Preparation
Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. Combine next 3 ingredients and
chicken; let stand 15 minutes. Meanwhile, reserving 1/4 cup syrup,
drain mandarin oranges. Blend reserved syrup with sweet & sour sauce;
set aside. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in hot wok or large skillet over
medium-high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry 2 minutes; remove. Heat
remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in same pan. Add snow-peas; stir-fry 1 minute.
Add green onions; stir-fry 30 seconds longer. Add chicken, cashews
and sweet & sour sauce mixture; cook, stirring, until all ingredients
are coated in sauce. Gently stir in mandarin oranges; heat through.
Source: The Art of Stir-Frying Made Easy with Kikkoman Sauces
Reprinted with the permission of Kikkoman International Inc.
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
Servings: 4
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