Chinese Walnut Chicken
This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. He says that it is unusual but tasty.
This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. He says that it is unusual but tasty.
Yield:
6-8 servingsIngredients
4 whole chicken breasts, boned and skinned
1 tablespoon cornstarch
salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
5 tablespoons cooking oil, divided
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup smoked ham, diced in 1/2-inch squares (about 4 slices packaged variety)
1/2 cup hot chicken broth
Instructions
Press breasts with hands to make of uniform thickness. Cut in 1-1/2-inch squares. Mix cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon (or less) salt, pepper, sugar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons oil. Add chicken and stir to coat evenly. Sauté walnuts until golden in 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle with salt (optional). Heat remaining oil, add chicken mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add ham and walnuts and stir-fry for about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining soy sauce and broth, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan. Cook for 1 minute longer. Serve with white rice.
