Chicken Snow Peas

Chicken Snow Peas

Yield: 2 to 3 Servings
Adapted from Sue & Gambo

A very simple clean tasting stir fry made with snow peas and chicken with a delightful white sauce. 😊 😊

Chicken & Marinade:

  • ½lb chicken
  • ½tsp salt
  • pinch white pepper (optional, substitute black)
  • 1tsp of sesame oil
  • 1egg white
  • 2TBS of corn starch
  • 2-3TBS of oil, divided

Vegetables:

  • 2cups of pea pods, strings removed
  • 1cup of white onion, sliced
  • 1tsp minced garlic
  • 1tsp minced ginger

Sauce:

  • 1TBS Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 1cup of stock
  • 1TBS of oyster sauce
  • 1tsp of sugar
  • ½tsp sesame oil

Slurry

  • 1TBS of corn starch
  • 2TBS of water


Prep:

Slice up the chicken into small strips.
Marinate the chicken: Place the chicken in a bowl, add salt, white pepper, sesame oil, egg white and mix.  Add 1½-2 tablespoons cornstarch, mix. Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil, mix.

Make the sauce:
In another small bowl, add Shaoxing cooking wine, ½ cup of stock, 1 TBS oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon sesame oil. Mix well.

Make a slurry:
Whisk together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl

Stir Fry:
Heat a wok over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and when oil is smoking, reduce heat to medium. Add chicken and cook until chicken is fully cooked through. Remove, drain and set the chicken aside.

Add 1 tablespoon of oil and the white onions to the wok, stir fry for 30 seconds, add minced ginger, minced garlic and stir-fry for 15-30 seconds.

Next add all the pea pods. Stir fry for 30 seconds.

Add sauce mix and bring to a boil. Mix well. Cook for about 30 seconds.

To thicken the sauce, slowly add slurry and bring to a boil. Add more and return to a boil until it’s the right thickness.

Return the chicken to the wok and stir fry for 20 to 30 seconds to heat through.

Serve.

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