Eight-Treasure Chicken

Photo: flickr user Micah Sittig

Ingredients

1 pound Boned raw chicken meat

1 teaspoon Salt

1 Egg white

1 tablespoon Plus

1 teaspoon Cornstarch

3 cups Oil for deep-frying

cup Walnuts, chopped

cup Almonds

cup Cashews

cup Sliced mushrooms

cup Baby corncobs

cup Diced water chestnuts

cup Frozen mixed peas

1 teaspoon Sugar

2 tablespoons Soy sauce

1 tablespoon Garlic powder

1 tablespoon Ground ginger

1 tablespoon Oyster sauce

1 tablespoon Rice wine

cup Water

1 teaspoon Cornstarch

teaspoon Sesame oil

Preparation

Place the chicken meat between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Pound with a meat mallet or the flat of a cleaver to tenderize and flatten. Cut into bite-size pieces. Combine the salt, egg white, 1 tbs. cornstarch, and 1/4 cup water. Add the chicken pieces and marinate at least 20 minutes. Heat the oil to almost smoking in a wok over high heat. Deep-fry chicken pieces for 30 seconds or until opaque. Remove with a slotted spoon. Remove all but about 2 tbs. oil from the wok. Return the chicken to the wok and add the remaini

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