Recipe: Orange Flavour Stir Fried Chicken (6)

Ingredients...

2 llb boned chicken breasts
2 tbsps dry sherry
2 tbsps soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1tbsp cornflour
long strips orange rind
2 tbsps vegetable oil
8-10 dried hot red peppers
4 spring onions cut in thin rounds

SAUCE...

1 1/2 tsps cornflour
3 tbsps soy sauce
1 tsp grated ginger
2 tsps dry sherry
1 tbsp sesame oil
4 tbsps chicken stock
2 tbsps orange juice
black pepper

Instructions...

1) Cut the chicken breasts into 3/4 " dice. Put in a bowl . Add the next five ingredients and mix well. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.Mix all the ingredients for the sauce.

2) Cut the orange rind into matchsticks about 1 1/2 " long. Drop them into a small pot of boiling water and boil rapidly for about 5 minutes. Drain.

3) Heat about 4 pts of water over a medium heat. When bubbling put in all of the chicken. Turn the heat to medium low. Stir the chicken round until the peices turn white all the way through. Drain, cover and set aside.

4) Just before serving heat 2 tbsps of vegetable oil in a wk over high heat. When hot put in the red peppers. Stir twice and put in orange rind.Stir once and add spring onions. Reduce the heat. Stir the sauce and pour into wok. Stir until it starts to thicken.

5) Add the chicken and fry for a few seconds until the chicken has warmed through. Serve with a salad of greens and peppers.