Shredded Chicken with Bean Sprouts and Pea Pods
A stir-fry of shredded chicken with crisp bean sprouts and Chinese pea pods.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (about 2 lb)
- 3 t cornstarch
- 1 t salt
- 1/8 t white pepper
- 4 oz Chinese pea pods
- 1 lb bean sprouts
- 1/4 C plus 2 T chicken broth
- 1 T dark soy sauce
- 1 t sugar
- 3 T oil
- 2 t finely chopped garlic
- 1 t finely chopped ginger root
Instructions
- Cut chicken into 2x1/2-inch strips. Toss with 1 t cornstarch, 1/2 t salt, and pepper. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Remove strings from pea pods. Blanch in boiling water briefly. Rinse in cold water and drain.
- Rinse bean sprouts in cold water and drain.
- Mix 2 T broth, soy sauce, 2 t cornstarch, and sugar.
- Stir-fry bean sprouts with 1/2 t salt in 1 T oil for 2 minutes. Remove and drain.
- Stir-fry chicken, garlic, and ginger in 2 T oil until chicken is white.
- Add bean sprouts and pea pods. Stir-fry 1 minute. Add 1/4 C broth. Heat to boiling.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened.