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Szechwan Chicken And Peanuts |
Serves: 4
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1 pound chicken breasts boneless, skin removed
2 tablespoons sherry or sake
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons parsley minced
3 to 4 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 to 3 red hot chili peppers small dried, crushed* (remove seeds for less
1 tablespoon green onions sliced
1 tablespoon ginger root minced
1 cup peanuts dry roasted
2 quarts water
1 7-ounce package oriental noodles
1/4 pound spinach leaves, rinsed and stemmed
Cut chicken into 1/2 -inch cubes.
In a medium bowl, blend wine, cornstarch and salt until smooth. Add chicken and toss until well coated. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
In a medium bowl, stir peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, 2 tablespoons water, parsley, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the oil and hot pepper sauce until well blended. Cover and set aside.
In a wok or a heavy 10-inch skillet over high heat, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil until very hot. Add chicken and red peppers all at once. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove to a plate; set aside.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil and stir-fry green onion and gingerroot for 15 seconds. Return chicken and peppers to skillet. Stir-fry until chicken is lightly browned.
Szechwan Chicken and Peanuts
Add peanuts and 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture, stirring until peanuts and chicken are coated with sauce. Mound in center of serving platter. Cover and keep warm.
In a 4-quart saucepot over medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts water to a rapid boil. Add noodles, return to a boil; stir several times and cook for 2 minutes. During last 30 seconds, add spinach and cook just until limp. Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture.
To serve, arrange noodles and spinach around chicken mixture. Serve remaining peanut butter mixture separately.
*One-fourth to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper can be used if you prefer.
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