Chicken With Bamboo Shoots and Chili

Name: Chicken With Bamboo Shoots and Chili
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 2 servings as part of a Chinese meal
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 6 ounces julienned white chicken meat; 1/2 egg white; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1/2 cup finely chopped bamboo shoots; 1 teaspoon black vinegar; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/8 teaspoon white pepper; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery; 1 thinly sliced spring onion; 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste; 2 tablespoons chicken stock

Recipe from Golden Flower Hotel

Adapted by Marian Burros

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Total Time: 11 minutes
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Rating: 5(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings as part of a Chinese meal

6ounces julienned white chicken meat
½egg white
1teaspoon cornstarch
½cup finely chopped bamboo shoots
1teaspoon black vinegar
1teaspoon soy sauce
½teaspoon sugar
⅛teaspoon white pepper
3tablespoons peanut oil
2tablespoons finely chopped celery
1thinly sliced spring onion
2tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper
1½teaspoons chili paste
2tablespoons chicken stock

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Preparation

Step 1
Cut chicken into strips about ⅛ inch wide and 2 inches long. Mix with egg white and cornstarch. Set aside.
Step 2
Rinse and drain bamboo shoots and slice with a thick slicing blade in food processor. Cut slices into small dice.
Step 3
Combine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and white pepper and set aside.
Step 4
Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in wok until it shimmers. Stir-fry bamboo shoots, celery, spring onion and red pepper about 2 minutes; remove and set aside. Wipe out wok.
Step 5
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok until it shimmers. Stir-fry chicken until it turns white.
Step 6
Add chili paste; stir-fry. Add vinegar mixture and stir-fry.
Step 7
Return the vegetables to wok and stir in chicken stock; stir-fry to mix well.

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Deedub3 years ago

Worked very well. I didn't have time to 'velvet' the chicken with cornstarch but it was good anyway. I had no idea how to judge when the bamboo shoots were cooked, but the recipe instructions were reliable.

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