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You can substitute turkey for the chicken in this recipe.
If you want to really shake this recipe up, replace the carrots and peppers with any stir-fry vegetable blend available in most supermarkets.
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| Shredded Chicken and Vegetables |
Ingredients
6 servings - 21 g protein and 10 g carbohydrate per serving
225 calories per serving
10 g fat per serving
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| 3 whole |
split chicken breasts, skinless, boneless |
| 4 tbsp |
cornstarch |
| 4 tbsp |
soy sauce |
| 1 tbsp |
dry sherry |
| 1 |
egg white, slightly beaten |
| 5 tbsp |
olive oil |
| 1 medium |
carrot, thinly shredded |
| 1 medium |
green or red bell pepper, thinly sliced |
| 1 tsp |
fresh ginger, thinly shredded |
| 1 |
scallion, thinly sliced |
| 1 tsp |
sugar |
| 2 tbsp |
cold water |
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- With chicken breasts slightly frozen, slice chicken into paper thin strips approximately 1/8-inch whide and 2-inches long.
- In small bowl, combine half of the cornstarch and half of the soy sauce with the egg white and sherry.
- Blend well.
- Arrange chicken slivers in shallow dish.
- Pour sherry mixture over chicken and let stand 30 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy skillet or wok.
- Saute carrot slivers for 1 minute.
- Add bell pepper and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove vegetables from pan and set aside.
- Heat remaining 4 tablespoons of oil.
- Saute ginger and scallions for 30 seconds.
- Drain sherry mixture from chicken and discard liquid.
- Add chicken to hot pan.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until it shreds and turns white.
- Return vegetables to pan.
- Add sugar and remaining soy sauce.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through.
- Dissolve cornstarch in cold water.
- Add to pan.
- Cook briefly until all ingredients are coated and lightly glazed.
- Serve while hot.
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