Chinese Almond Chicken Stir Fry Food

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinade chicken pieces in garlic,ginger,soy and cornstarch for 15 to 20 minute.
• Mix sauce ingredients together in small bowl, set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil and stir fry almonds until lightly browned; set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil; add water chestnuts and snow peas and stir fry for 30 seconds, remove and set aside.
• Heat wok with 2 tbsp oil and stir fry chicken pieces until they turn white and firm ( about 2 minutes).
• Add cooked vegetables and almonds to cooked chicken in wok; mix and add sauce mixture.
• Stir together until sauce thickens slightly.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

ALMOND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in oil until no longer pink. Stir in the vegetables, broth and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired. Sprinkle with almonds.

CHICKEN AND CHINESE VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, oyster sauce, and soy sauce in a mixing bowl until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce; set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion is limp, about 1 minute. Add the chicken and marinade. Cook and stir until the chicken has browned and is no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
• Pour in 1/2 cup of water; season with pepper and sugar. Add the water chestnuts, snow peas, and broccoli. Cover; boil until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water. Stir into the boiling mixture; cook until thick and no longer cloudy.

QUICK ALMOND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook almonds in oil for 3 minutes. Add chicken; cook until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine cornstarch, broth, soy sauce, honey and ginger until smooth; add to chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add in peas. Cook and stir until heated through. Serve with pasta or rice.

MY CHICKEN ALMOND STIR FRY

Steps:

• Rice: I cook mine in the microwave for 18 minutes, in a covered 2 qt microwave safe dish.
• Sauce: In a small bowl, mix half the stock with soy sauce, sugar and pepper. In a separate bowl, combine remaining stock and cornstarch. Set aside. (I use 1 cube chicken bouillon with 1/2 cup water).
• Stir Fry: Dice chicken (or pork or beef), mushrooms, cabbage, and water chestnuts into 1/4 inch cubes. Keep chicken separate. String and trim peas. Combine diced vegetables, snow peas, bamboo shoots and celery. I often vary my ingredients. I use as alternatives or additions, kale, sun chokes, jicama, or any other ingredient you like.
• Heat wok over high heat til drop of water sizzles into steam. Add oil, ( only use about 1 tbsp) heat and add almonds; stir fry for about 2 min or till just golden. With slotted spoon, remove almonds, set aside.
• Reheat oil and add ginger and garlic and stir fry 30 seconds. Remove ginger and garlic and discard. Add chicken. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add all vegetables and toss to coat with oil. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce mix. Cover and steam for 2 minutes or till vegetables are tender but crisp and chicken cooked through. Stir cornstarch mix and pour into wok. Stir fry uncovered for 30 seconds or till ingredients are glazed. Transfer to heated platter and serve topped with almonds. Serve over rice.

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the soy sauce, salt, cornstarch, and sherry in a large bowl. Stir in chicken; cover and refrigerate.
• Heat 1 1/2 cups of the peanut oil in a large, deep skillet. Fry almonds in the oil until golden, about 1 minute. Drain fried almonds on a paper towel.
• Drain all but 3 tablespoons of oil from the skillet. Stir in the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, celery, onion, and water chestnuts. Cook and stir vegetables for 1 minute. Remove from skillet.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in the skillet. Cook and stir the marinated chicken in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cooked vegetables, chicken stock, and reserved soy sauce mixture; simmer until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in fried almonds before serving.

ALMOND CHICKEN VEGETABLE STIR FRY

Steps:

• Measure and prepare all ingredients prior to beginning to cook.
• Slice chicken breasts into bite-size pieces, set aside.
• Drain bamboo shoots.
• Cut celery on the bias.
• Slice mushrooms.
• Cut onion into 8ths- separate pieces.
• Mince fresh ginger root and garlic together, set aside.
• At about 350F, toast almonds for about 2 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Stir together the broth & soy sauce.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the water and corn starch.
• At medium high heat, heat oil and salt in wok until hot.
• Add salt, stir to dissolve.
• Stir in garlic and ginger, cook about 10 seconds.
• If you scorch these, turn off heat, dump and re-do this step.
• Add chicken.
• Cook and stir until almost done, about 5 minutes.
• Add onions, red pepper and celery, stir for about 1 minute, then add mushrooms.
• Cook and stir another minute.
• Add bamboo shoots.
• Stir in broth mixture, cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer about 3-5 minutes, or until vegetables are done.
• Stir in water-cornstarch mixture, heat until thickened.
• Top with toasted almonds, serve over rice.

ALMOND VEGETABLE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken and almonds in hot oil for 2 minutes. Add vegetables. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar and ginger. Stir in pineapple juice and soy sauce until smooth. Stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired.

CHICKEN STIR FRIED ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare and dice all ingredients.
• Toast almonds in oven. Reserve.
• Heat oil in wok (or large skillet) to smoking point, add chicken and onions to it, stir fry three minutes.
• Add celery to wok, stir fry one minute, then add all the rest of the ingredients except for the almonds and cornstarch solution. Stir everything well. Cover wok and cook ingredients two minutes. Lift cover up about two times to give ingredients a stir.
• At end of cooking time, uncover wok, add thoroughly mixed cornstarch solution, cook until gravy thickens.
• Place ingredients in serving platter. Sprinkle with almonds.
• *Chicken may be replaced with shrimp or pork.

ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dice chicken into 1 inch cubes.
• Combine marinade ingredients, add chicken and mix well.
• Let stand 1/2 hour.
• Heat oil in wok, add chicken and stir fry until browned.
• Remove chicken and drain well.
• Stir fry ginger, onion, pepper and bamboo shoots for about 1 minute, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Combine ingredients for seasoning sauce in a small bowl, mix well and add to wok.
• Bring to boil.
• Add chicken to boiling sauce.
• Stir fry chicken until coated with sauce.
• Add almonds, mix well and serve hot.
• Variation----------------------.
• Deep fry slivered almonds in vegetable oil for 2 to 3 minutes to crisp them up.
• Drain well on paper towel.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before using.

ASIAN CHICKEN, VEGETABLE AND ALMOND STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients until blended.
• Heat oil in wok or large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken, ginger and peppers; cook 5 to 6 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently and adding garlic for the last minute.
• Add dressing mixture; cook and stir 30 sec. Stir in bean sprouts and onions; top with nuts.