RizzieFarms • The Chicken Cookbook

Tastes Like Chicken!

From the 1992 cookbook

Main Dishes

Almond Chicken

Servings: 20 appetizers

Chicken pieces deep-fried in almond batter, served with sweet-and-sour sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken breast
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 t sugar
  • 1/8 t white pepper
  • 3/4 C flour
  • 3/4 C cold water
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 C toasted slivered almonds
  • 1/2 t almond extract
  • Oil for frying
  • Plum Sweet-and-Sour Sauce

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken into small strips. Marinate in egg white, salt, sugar, and pepper.
  2. Make batter with remaining ingredients. Coat chicken.
  3. Fry at 350°F until light brown. Increase oil temp and fry again until golden.
  4. Serve with sauce.
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