Spicy Stir Fried Chicken In Hoisin Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 lbs chicken breasts, defatted
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup scallion, green and parts, sliced diagonally
• 2 (16 ounce) bags stir fry vegetables
• 1 lb whole mushroom
• 1/4 cup fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1/2 cup garlic, minced
• 4 whole green bell peppers, seeded and julienned
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, sherry and cornstarch. add the chicken and toss until coated. let chicken stand in marinade for at least 10 minutes (while getting ingredients in bowls).
• 2 in a sprayed+oiled wok or saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat until just smoking.
• 3 add the scallions and ginger, and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
• 4 add the chicken, reserving any remaining marinade, and stir-fry for about 5 minutes, until the chicken is just done.
• 5 add the vegetables+mushrooms, green peppers and stir-fry for another minute.
• 6 add the hoisin sauce, sherry, salt and black pepper, and combine.
• 7 add sesame oil to the marinade remaining in the bowl, stir it, and add to the wok.
• 8 toss to blend well and boil, then simmer until slightly thickened. taste? remove from the heat, drizzle with the sesame oil .