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Chinese: Chicken Chunks With Peanuts In Spicy

Title: CHINESE: CHICKEN CHUNKS WITH PEANUTS IN SPICY is a home-style recipe. Serves 6. Categories: Main dish, Nuts, Chinese, Ethnic, Poultry 1/2 c Raw peanuts 3 c Peanut oil 2 Whole chicken breasts at -room temp.

Ingrediënten

• 1/2 cup
• 3 cup
• 2

Bereiding (voorbeeld)

1. 1

   Preparation: Trim ends off green onions and cut light green and white part into 1" sections.

2. 2

   Mix all other sauce ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.

3. 3

   Reserve.

4. 4

   Pull skin off breasts, then pull chicken meat from bones.

5. 5

   Slice meat into 1" strips, then crosswise to make 1" chunks.

6. 6

   In bowl large enough to hold chicken, add egg white to water chestnut flour.

7. 7

   Beat mixture with a single chopstick (not an egg beater or whisk).

8. 8

   Stir chicken pieces into egg mixture to coat thoroughly.

9. 9

   Marinate 5 minutes.

10. 10

    Deep-frying: Heat cooking oil in wok or deep-fryer to medium heat (you'll need more oil for deep-fryer).

11. 11

    Fry peanuts until they are a light tan color; if a test peanut browns quickly, turn down heat.

12. 12

    Remove peanuts with strainer or slotted spoon; drain on paper towel or paper bag.

13. 13

    Reserve.

14. 14

    Turn up heat slightly for chicken.

15. 15

    Test a chunk first: chicken should raise to surface immediately & brown in about 2 minutes.

16. 16

    Deep-fry coated chicken chunks until golden brown.

17. 17

    Deep-fry no more than 8 chunks at a time.

18. 18

    Use long chopsticks or spatula to keep pieces separate while they are frying.

19. 19

    Remove with long chopsticks or slotted spoon.

20. 20

    Reserve.

21. 21

    Sauce: While deep-frying chicken, heat sauce to simmer.

22. 22

    Add green onions & peanuts about a minute before serving.

23. 23

    At the last minute, add chicken pieces to sauce, mix quickly & serve.