Ingredients:
2 tsp each cornstarch and dry sherry
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
1 lb chicken breasts, skinned, boned, an, d cut in bite-si
3 1/2 tbsp salad oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 tbsp fermented black beans, rinsed and d, rained
1 small green pepper, seeded and cut into 1, inch pieces
1 medium-size carrot, thinly sliced
8 oz can sliced bamboo shoots
1 tbsp water cooking sauce -
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp each crushed red pepper and salad o, il
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions:
In a bowl, combine cornstarch, sherry, salt and pepper. Add chicken
and stir to coat, then stir in 1 1/2 t of the oil and let stand for
15 minutes to marinate. Prepare cooking sauce by blending all
ingredients in another bowl, set aside. Place a wok or wide frying
pan over high heat. When pan is hot, add 2 T of the oil. When oil
begins to heat, add garlic, ginger, and black beans. Stir once, then
add chicken and stir-fry until chicken is opaque (about 3 minutes).
Remove chicken from pan.
Add the remaining 1 T oil to pan. When oil is hot, add green pepper,
carrot and bamboo shoots. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add water and
stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Stir cooking
sauce, add to pan, and cook, stirring, until sauce bubbles and
thickens.
If you like food that produces watery eyes and a burning mouth, pass
a little bowl of hot pepper & black bean sauce (recipe follows).
Servings: 4
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens." - Grandma Moses
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