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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
1 lb chicken breasts, boned and
1 skinned
4 tsp cornstarch
1 each eggwhite, unbeaten
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3/4 cup bamboo shoots, drained,
1 canned, thinly sliced
1/4 cup green chiles, diced, drained
1/2 cup peanuts, shelled, roasted
1 skinned
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp dry sherry
1 tsp ginger root, grated, peeled
1 tbsp green onion, finely chopped
Directions
DIRECTIONS: Cut chicken into 2 x 1/2 inch strips. Place in a large pie
plate. Sprinkle w t. cornstarch over chicken and mix well to coat chicken.
Add egg white and mix again. Heat oil in a large 12-inch frying pan. Add
chicken and bamboo shoots and stir-fry about 3 minutes (use a wooden spoon
or wooden fork). Add chiles and peanuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Combine all
remaining ingredients except the green onions with 2 t cornstarch and add
to the pan. Stir-fry and heat until sauce is thick and smooth and mixture
is well blended. Add green onions. Stir-fry 1/2 minute to warm onions.
Serve immediately.
NUTRITIVE VALUES: CHO 8 gm, PRO 25 gm; FAT 15 gm, Calories 272, Sodium 554
mg
FOOD EXCHANGES PER SERVING: 3-1/2 Medium-Fat Meat Exchanges plus 1
Vegetable Exchange. When served on or with cooked rice, add 1 Bread
Exchange per 1/3 C rice, CHO 15 gm, PRO 2 gm and Calories 68
From files of A.BROADDUS [Alice in Houston] 5/6/1980
Servings: 4
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