69. Hot Red Pepper Chicken

辣子鷄丁

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2 to 3

    persons
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

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Ingredients

  • 6 to 8 dried whole red peppers
  • Oil
  • 2 pairs chicken breasts (about 2 lb

Method

Simmer dried peppers in ¼ pint (½ cup) water and 1 tablespoon oil for about 10 minutes to soften them. These may be stored for later use.

Skin and bone the chicken breasts, and cut the meat into ½-inch squares. Coat them with the egg white and 4 level teaspoons cornflour. If possible, let this mixture stand for 1 to 3 hours.

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