Spicy Chicken with Peanuts

Ingredients

Chicken

• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 3 dried red chiles, split lengthwise in half
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 3/4 cup roasted peanuts

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons good quality ready-made chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped scallions
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons Chinese white rice vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil

Instructions

1. Heat a wok over a high heat. Add the oil and chilies and stir fry for a few seconds (you may remove the chiles when they turn black or leave them in). Next add the chicken and peanuts, and stir fry for 1 minute.
2. Remove the chicken, peanuts and chiles from the wok and drain in a colander. Put all the sauce ingredients except the sesame oil into the wok. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat down.
3. Return the chicken, peanuts, and chiles to the wok and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes in the sauce, mixing well.
4. Add the sesame oil. Give the mixture a good stir and remove the chiles, if you prefer; serve immediately.

Attribution

Posted by swm56 at Recipe Goldmine 6/11/01 9:35:23 am.

Recipe courtesy of Great Food, Ken Hom