CHICKEN AND WALNUTS

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This is one of my all-time favorite foods. I first had it at my best friends house in high school over 20 years ago. Her mother gave me the recipe and I have been making it ever since. I don't even like green peppers and I love them in this recipe. It is easy and the sauce is divine! For non-soy sauce/salt lovers--don't even try this recipe. The sauce is wonderful if you like the salty flavor of soy sauce, which obviously I do. For those that want a bland, non-salty light sauce, this is NOT the recipe for you! Look elsewhere! Enjoy!

Provided by Kimke

Categories     Chicken

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 teaspoons ginger, if you like more ginger (or more, I use fresh but dry works in a pinch but fresh is better)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons cooking oil (or more)
2 green peppers
8 green onions
1 cup walnut halves

Steps:

  • In small bowl blend soy sauce into cornstarch; stir in dry sherry, ginger, sugar, & red pepper Preheat wok (or large skillet) add cooking oil.
  • stir-fry green pepper& green onions in hot
  • Remove.oil for 2 minutes or till crisp& tender.
  • Stir-fry walnuts for 2 minutes (you may need to add more oil at this point).
  • Remove.
  • Add half the chicken to hot wok; stir-fry 2 minutes.
  • Remove.
  • Stir-fry remaining chicken 2 minutes.
  • Return all chicken to wok.
  • Stir in soy mixture into chicken.
  • Cook& stir till thickened and bubbly.
  • Stir in veggies.
  • Cover and cook 1 minute more.
  • Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 555.3, Fat 41.7, SaturatedFat 7.2, Cholesterol 77.6, Sodium 1087.7, Carbohydrate 15.2, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 4.7, Protein 26.8

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