Chinese Chicken Recipes - Quick Curried Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb chicken breasts, cubed

• 45 ml/3 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 50 g/2 oz corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 1 egg white

• salt

• 150 ml/2/3 cup groundnut (peanut) oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp curry powder

• 10 ml/2 tsp brown sugar

• 150 ml/2/3 cup chicken stock

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Method:

1. Mix together the chicken cubes and sherry. Reserve 10 ml/2 tsp of the corn-flour. Beat the egg white with the remaining corn-flour and a pinch of salt then stir it into the chicken until it is well coated.

2. Heat the oil and fry the chicken until cooked and golden. Remove from the pan and drain off all but 15 ml/1 tbsp of the oil.

3. Stir in the reserved corn-flour, curry powder and sugar and fry for 1 minute. Stir in the stock, bring to the boil and simmer, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens.

4. Return the chicken to the pan, stir together and reheat before serving.