Almond Guy Ding Food

CHICKEN ALMOND GUY DING

Steps:

• Blanch almonds, then peel the skins off.
• Roast in oven at 375 for about 10-15 min (or until you are finished cooking) Add oil to wok and heat until smoking.
• Add onion and chicken, cook about 4 minute stirring occasionally.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients (except the corn starch/water mixture and the almonds).
• Cover wok and stir every two min for about 4-6 min.
• Then add Corn starch mixture and allow to thicken in the wok.
• Add almonds and serve.

CHICKEN ALMOND SOO GUY

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into thin strips.
• Mix soy sauce, ginger, salt and garlic salt.
• Marinate chicken strips in the soy mixture for 30 minutes.
• In a frying pan or a wok, heat peanut oil to 375°F .
• Fry first amount of (blanched) almonds until golden.
• Drain well and reduce almonds to a powder.
• Prepare frying dough:.
• Using a fork, beat eggs.
• Still using a fork, beat in cold water, flour, salt, cornstarch and sugar.
• Dough will be a little lumpy.
• Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Add powdered almonds to dough mixture.
• Dip marinated chicken strips into frying dough/almonds mixture.
• Drain lightly and fry into very hot oil, until golden brown.
• Arrange chicken strips onto a serving plate garnished with fresh parsley sprigs, lemon slices and toasted almonds.
• Serve, coated with plum sauce.

CHICKEN ALMOND GUY DIN

Steps:

• Prepare and dice all ingredients. Toast almonds in the oven. Reserve. Heat oil in the wok to smoking point, add chicken, onions, and all vegetables to it, except for the almonds, soy sauce, and cornstarch mixture. Stir everything well. Cover wok and cook ingredients 2 minutes. Lift cover up about 2 times to give ingredients a stir. At end of cooking time, uncover wok, add soy sauce and thoroughly mixed cornstarch-water mixture, cook until gravy forms. Place ingredients in serving platter. Sprinkle with almonds. NOTE: Chicken may be replaced by shrimps in above recipe.

CHICKEN ALMOND DING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, cornstarch, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and hoisin sauce; set aside.
• In a large pan heat the oil over medium high heat. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and add it to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and browned, about 3-5 minutes per side.
• Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the vegetables to the pan along with 2 teaspoons of water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp tender, approximately 4-5 minutes depending on the size of your vegetables. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the chicken broth mixture to the pan and turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, or until sauce has thickened.
• Stir in the almonds and serve immediately, over rice if desired.

ALMOND GUY DING

Steps:

• 1. Prepare all ingredients before starting to cook.
• 2. Heat wok (or large frying pan) on high heat - add oil. Add garlic and ginger. When the wok starts to smoke put in meat. Stir until white and remove from pan.
• 3. Stir-fry in order: onion, celery, peas, mushrooms, seasonings and soy.
• 4. Add cornstarch to a bit of water. Add chicken back to stir-fried vegetables and mix. Add chicken stock, cornstarch mixture and stir until thick.
• 5. Add nuts and a squirt of oil. Serve. I like to serve over rice.