Spicy Jade Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 lb boneless chicken breasts or 1 lb chicken thigh, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 fresh red jalapeno chile, thinly sliced
• 1 green chili pepper (like serrano)
• 1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup rice wine
• 1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/2 cup mint leaf, divided

Recipe

• 1 whisk together marinade ingredients, mix well than add the chicken pieces and stir to coat well. marinade the chicken for 10 minutes.
• 2 heat the oil in a pan over high heat till very hot. then add the mint leaves, quickly cook the leaves till crisp, about 15-20 seconds. remove and drain on paper towel.
• 3 remove all the oil but leave 1 tablespoon in the pan and return pan to high heat. add the marinaded chicken and the chilies to the pan.
• 4 cook the chicken until it is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 5 add the wine and chili garlic sauce to the chicken and cook for 30 seconds.
• 6 then add the sesame oil and the remaining 1/4-cup fresh mint leaves. toss quickly to coat.
• 7 remove pan from heat and serve.
• 8 garnish with the fried mint leaves.