Ingredients:
8 oz chicken breasts
1/2 egg white
1 tsp cornstarch
1 pinch salt
1 oil for frying
3 green peppers
3 1/2 oz bamboo shoots (parboiled)
2 oz cashew nuts
1 tsp garlic, chopped
1 tbsp rice wine
1 pinch msg (optional)
SAUCE
1 tbsp soybean paste
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
Instructions:
1. dice the chicken breasts into 1/2 inch pieces. dip in the egg
white and then in the cornstarch mixed with a pinch of salt. 2. heat
some oil until fairly hot and fry the diced chicken. drain. 3. slice
the peppers in half vertically. remove the seeds , stems and pith.
cut into 1/2 inch squares. 4. cut the parboiled bamboo shoots to the
same size as the peppers. mix the sauce ingredients together in a
bowl. 5. fry the cashew nuts in moderately hot oil until they are
lightly browned and crunchy. 6. heat 2 tb of oil in the wok and stir
fry the garlic, bamboo shoots and the peppers and stir fry. 7. add
the chicken and cashew nuts, sprinkle with rice wine, and pour in the
sauce. stir fry all the ingredients briefly over a high heat and add
a pinch of msg (optional) to heighten the flavor.
Servings: 2
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg - not by smashing it." - Arnold Glasow
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