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       Title: SWEET-SOUR CHICKEN A LA YAN CAN COOK
  Categories: Chinese, Chicken, Loo
       Yield: 4 servings
  
            Chicken:
       1 lb Boneless chicken,1″ cubed
       1 tb Xiaoxing rice wine
            Or dry sherry
       2 ts Regular soy sauce
     1/4 ts Salt
       1    Egg, beaten
     1/4 c  Cornstarch
     1/4 c  Flour
            Lots of oil for frying
            Sauce:
       2 ts Oil
       1    Garlic clove, minced
     1/2 ts Ginger root, minced
     1/4 c  Cider vinegar (or rice
            Vinegar or
            White vinegar)
     1/4 c  Chicken broth
     1/4 c  Dark brown sugar, packed
       3 tb Ketchup
       2 ts Soy sauce
     1/2 ts Orange peel, grated
            Vegetables:
       1    Green bell pepper,
            Cut into 3/4″ squares
       1    Red bell pepper,
            Cut into 3/4″ squares
       1 cn 8 oz pineapple chunks
       1 cn 8 to 11 oz lychee or
            Mandarin orange, drained
            Thickener:
       1 tb Cornstarch
       2 tb Water, cold
  
   Mix chicken, sherry, soy, and salt. Let sit for at
   least 30 min. Mix in beaten egg. Combine cornstarch
   and flour (this makes a coating that approximates
   water chestnut flour). Dredge chicken cubes in flour,
   shaking off excess. Let rest for a few minutes. Deep
   fry in hot oil (360) for 2 (for white meat) to 3 (for
   dark meat) min. Drain on paper towels and keep warm.
   
   Saute ginger and garlic in oil over high heat. Add
   rest of sauce ingredients. Add peppers and stir-cook
   for 1 min. Add pineapple and lychee/orange. Raise heat
   to high high. Mix cornstarch with water and mix in.
   Taste now for seasoning - if it needs a little sugar,
   vinegar, or salt, add that now. When sauce thickens
   and turns glossy, it is ready.
   
   MEANWHILE, reheat the kettle of oil to high (375) and
   refry the chicken for 2 min or until it’s golden and
   crispy on the outside.
   
   Add chicken to sauce and vegetables, toss, and serve
   with white rice.
  
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