Sunday, October 22, 2017

Chicken and Snow Peas Stir Fry

An all time favorite. Excellent leftovers.


Chicken and Snow Peas Stir Fry

Marinade: 2 teaspoonfuls each soy sauce, corn starch, sherry, and water

1 pound boneless, skinless,  chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
3 tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can sliced water chestnuts or bamboo shoots, drained
4 carrots sliced diagonally 
1/4 pound snow peas

Cooking sauce: 
Stir together 3/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons sherry, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil, 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch 

In a bowl mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry, and water. Mix well. Add chicken and garlic. Stir to coat all pieces of chicken. Refrigerate. 

Place large pan over high heat. When hot add 2 tablespoons oil. Add chicken and stir fry until done. Remove from pan and set aside. 

Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan. Ad vegetables and stir fry for about 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water, cover, and cook for 3 minutes. 

Add chicken and cooking sauce. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. 

Serve over rice. 

4 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, this sounds like a yummy recipe. Thanks for sharing. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!

Hattie said...

I like this. Good combo and easy to prepare.

Florence said...

This is a long time favorite of ours. And the leftovers are just as good.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I love stirfrys and have done something like this.... usually I just end up using whatever white wine I'm drinking as I stir -- probably should invest in some sherry for cooking, I bet it adds a lot.