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Cantonese Sweet & Sour Chicken Recipe


2 Boneless, skinless chicken
-breast halves
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Kikkoman Soy Sauce
1 ts Minced fresh ginger
1 cn Mandarin orange segments (11
-ounces)
2/3 c Kikkoman Sweet & Sour Sauce
2 tb Vegetable oil, divided
1/2 lb Fresh snow peas, trimmed
1 bn Green onions with tops cut
-diagonally into
Thin slices
1 To 1 1/2 cups Blue Diamond
-Toasted No-Salt Almonds or
-Whole
Natural Almonds

Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces. Combine the cornstarch, soy
sauce and ginger; stir in the chicken. Let stand for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, drain the mandarin oranges, reserving 1/4 cup of the
syrup. Blend the sweet and sour sauce with the reserved syrup.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a hot wok or large skillet over
medium-high heat. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes;
remove. Heat the remaining oil in the same wok. Add the snow peas
and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the green onions and stir-fry for 30
seconds. Add the chicken, almonds and the sweet and sour sauce
mixture; cook, stirring, until all of the ingredients are coated with
the sauce. Gently stir in the Mandarin orange segments and heat
through.

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[Country Home; February, 1992]