Scallions; chopped (replaces green onions in original)
Zest from rind of 1 orange in 1/2 inch size slices
1/4
ts
Ground ginger (replaces fresh ginger above)
1
ds
Crushed red pepper (replaces dried peppers above)
1
ts
Cornstarch dissolved in
1/4
c
Water (replaces cornstarch mixture in original recipe)
INSTRUCTIONS
SPECIAL SAUCE 1
VARIATION
SPECIAL SAUCE 2
Bone chicken if needed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. In bowl, add chicken,
salt, 1 tsp sugar, white pepper and egg. Mix well together. Then add 1/2 c.
cornstarch and mix well with your hand. Continue to add cornstarch in small
amounts at a time to coat each piece. Coat until pieces no longer stick
together. Then deep-fry in hot oil until golden. Remove from oil, cool, and
deep-fry a second time. Once the chicken is deep-fried for the second time,
have vegetable oil, dried red peppers, green onions, cornstarch mixture, 1
tsp sugar and Special Sauce 1 ready. In a wok place the 1 TB vegetable oil,
dried red peppers, green onions. Stir-fry together briefly then add
cornstarch mixture, sugar and Special Sauce 1. Add chicken cubes and
stir-fry until hot through. Serve on lettuce with rice.
For SPECIAL SAUCE 1: Mix together soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, sugar,
ginger, garlic and soy sauce.
If using Special Sauce 2: Deep-fry chicken as above. Heat oil in wok..stir
fry onions, garlic, red pepper, orange zest for about 2 minutes. Add all
other ingredients except cornstarch solution..stir fry for 1 minute. Add
cornstarch solution and cook until thickened. Add chicken, lower heat, stir
to coat chicken, leave over low heat a minute or two so that chicken takes
in flavor of sauce.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Recipe by: Chin Yen
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #775 by Holly Butman
<butma001@acpub.duke.edu> on Sep 08, 1997
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