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Velvet Chicken

Cuisine: Thai
Type: Chicken
Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChicken breast (large)
4 tablespoons 60mlCornstarch
100   Snow peas
2 tablespoons 30mlVegetable oil
1   Ginger - peeled, julienne
2   Scallions - in 2 cm pieces
4 tablespoons 60mlChicken stock
1 tablespoon 15mlLight soy sauce
1/2   Lime - juice of
1 tablespoon 15mlFish sauce

Recipe Instructions

Bring a pan of water to the simmer. Slice the chicken into 1 cm slices and dust well with cornstarch. Poach in the water for 3 minutes, remove and drain. This gives the chicken a velvety texture.

Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the chicken and when starting to become opaque, the snow peas and scallions. Cook for a further 1 minute, then add the stock and soy sauce. Cook for 1 more minute, squeeze in lime and serve.

Source:
Nancy Lam's Wok Wiz

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