Szechuan Chicken With Peanuts 6 Ww Pts Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, 1 TBSP of the hoisin sauce and 1 TBSP of the cornstarch in a bowl. Toss to coat and set aside.
• Combine remaining 2 TBSP hoisin sauce, 1 TBSP cornstarch and the chicken broth, rice vinegar, sugar and chili garlic sauce and set aside.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Then add chicken. Stir fry until almost done, 2-3 minutes.
• Add ginger and garlic, stir-fry about 15 seconds.
• Add pepper, carrots and peanuts. Stir-fry until crisp-tender about 2 minutes.
• Add hoisin sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly until it boils and thickens and chicken is done (about 2-3 minutes).
• Serve with rice, if desired.

Steps:

• 1. Combine chicken, 1T hoisin, 1T cornstarch in bowl; toss well to coat and set aside.
• 2. Combine remaining 2T hoisin, 1T cornstarch, broth, vinegar, sugar, and chili garlic sauce in bowl; set aside.
• 3. Heat wok (or large pan) over med-high heat until a drop of water sizzles on it. Pour in oil, swirl to coat; then add chicken. Stir fry for 3 minutes. Add ginger and garlic; stir fry another 15 seconds. Add bell pepper, carrots, and peanuts; stir fry 2 minutes. Add hoisin sauce mixture stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens.
• 4. Serve with rice (optional).

Steps:

• Cut chicken as evenly as possible into half-inch strips, then cut strips into small cubes. Place in a small bowl. Add marinade ingredients and 1 tablespoon water to bowl. Mix well and set aside.
• Peel and thinly slice garlic and ginger. Chop spring onions into chunks as long as their diameter (to match the chicken cubes). Snip chiles in half or into sections, discarding their seeds.
• In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients.
• Heat a seasoned wok over a high flame. Add oil, chiles and Sichuan pepper and stir-fry briefly until chiles are darkening but not burned. (Remove wok from heat if necessary to prevent overheating.)
• Quickly add chicken and stir-fry over a high flame, stirring constantly. As soon as chicken cubes have separated, add ginger, garlic and spring onions and continue to stir-fry until they are fragrant and meat is just cooked through (test one of the larger pieces to make sure).
• Give sauce a stir and add to wok, continuing to stir and toss. As soon as the sauce has become thick and shiny, add the peanuts, stir them in and serve.

Steps:

• To prepare marinade, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; cover and chill 20 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken mixture; stir-fry 4 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove from pan; set aside.
• To prepare sauce, combine broth and next 6 ingredients (broth through 1 teaspoon sesame oil); stir well with a whisk.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in pan.
• Add 2 tablespoons green onions, ginger, garlic, and chili paste, and stir-fry for 15 seconds.
• Add broth mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Stir in cooked chicken, water chestnuts, sliced onion tops, and peanuts; cook for 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve over rice.