Chicken Almond Ding
Many-flavored and textured chicken dish with vegetables, almonds, and a rich sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (about 2 lb)
- 1 egg white
- 2 t salt
- 1 T plus 2 t cornstarch
- 1 t soy sauce
- Dash white pepper
- 2 med carrots
- 2 T oyster sauce or 1 T dark soy sauce
- 1/4 t cold water
- 2 T oil plus oil for frying
- 1/2 C blanched whole almonds
- 1/4 C diced onion
- 1 t finely chopped garlic
- 1 t finely chopped ginger root
- 1 C diced celery
- 1/2 C diced water chestnuts
- 1/2 C diced canned bamboo shoots
- 1 can (4 oz) button mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 C Chinese Chicken Broth
- 1 C frozen peas
- 2 T chopped green onions (with tops)
Instructions
- Remove bones and skin from chicken and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Mix egg white, 1 t salt, 1 t cornstarch, soy sauce, and pepper. Add chicken and refrigerate 30 mins.
- Cut carrots into 1/2-inch pieces and blanch in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and cool.
- Mix oyster sauce, remaining cornstarch, and water. Set aside.
- Fry chicken in 1 inch oil at 325°F until white. Drain.
- Stir-fry almonds in hot wok until golden. Drain.
- Add onion, garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry until garlic is light brown.
- Add celery, water chestnuts, salt, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms. Stir-fry briefly.
- Stir in carrots, chicken, broth. Boil, cover, cook 2 minutes.
- Add cornstarch mix and stir until thickened. Add peas, garnish with almonds and green onions.