Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken with Water Chestnuts Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 225 g/8 oz chicken breast, cut into slivers

• 100 gl4 oz water chestnuts, cut into slivers

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the garlic, spring onions and ginger until lightly browned.

2. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

3. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry and corn-flour and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.