Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons sherry wine or 2 teaspoons red wine
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced small
5 tablespoons vegetable oil or 5 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1/2 cup green onions, minced
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, minced
1 (8 ounce) cans bamboo shoots, minced
1 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, minced
1 (6 ounce) packages chinese cellophane noodles, cooked to pkg. directions
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry wine or 1 tablespoon red wine
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
lettuce leaves, washed and taken off the head but left whole
Directions:
Mix all ingredients for “cooking sauce” and set aside.
In medium bowl, combine marinade ingredients and mix well. Add chicken and stir to coat thoroughly. Stir in 1 t. oil and let sit for 15 minutes.
Heat wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 T. oil, then add chicken and stir-fry for about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
Add 2 T. oil to the pan. Add ginger, garlic, and onion and stir-fry for a minute or so. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and wter chestnutsl stir-fry an additional 2 minutes. Return chicken to the pan. Add mixed cooking sauce to the pan. Cook until thickened and hot. Break cooked cellophane noodles into small pieces and cover bottom of serving dish with them. THen pour chicken mixture on top of noodles. Serve along side lettuce leaves for everyone to take what they want, and then spoon into lettuce leaf and roll (like a burrito) individually themselves.
Servings: 4-6
Time preparation: 45 min.
Time total: 55 min.