Chicken and Peanuts

Ingredients

• 1½ tsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• ⅓ cup chicken broth
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp 1/4 to 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1½ lb chicken breasts, skinned, boned and cut into bite-sized pieces
• ¾ tsp minced ginger root
• 1 green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 scallions, diagonally sliced into 1-inch pieces
• ⅔ cup dry roasted, unsalted peanuts

Method

1. Dissolve the cornstarch in the soy sauce. Mix together the chicken broth, sugar, red pepper and soy sauce mixture. Set aside.
2. Preheat the oil in a wok or large skillet. Add the chicken breasts and ginger, stir-fry until the meat loses its pinkness. Remove the meat from the wok.
3. Add the green peppers and onions to the wok and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the peanuts. Stir-fry 1 more minute. Return the meat to the wok. Add the chicken broth mixture. Stir-fry until the mixture boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Serve with rice, if you like. Makes 4 servings.

Notes

Chicken is the favorite main dish for the majority of Americans. It's inexpensive and has fewer calories than fat-marbled beef.

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