Stir-Fried Curried Chicken Slivers with Onions, Tomatoes, and Eggplant

Name: Stir-Fried Curried Chicken Slivers with Onions, Tomatoes, and Eggplant
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 as a main course, 4 to 6 as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons purple or green basil julienne; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1½ tablespoons cold chicken stock or water; 8 pieces Oven-Dried Plum Tomatoes, or 1 to 2 firm red tomatoes, cut into wedges, or ½ cup halved cherry tomatoes; 1 large egg white; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green and white scallion rings; 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic; 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger; 1 pound skinless, boneless fresh chicken breasts (2 pounds with skin and bone), cut across the grain into ribbons about 2 inches long and ¼ inch thick; 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1½ cups China Moon Infusion, China Moon Double Stock, or unsalted chicken stock; ¼ to ½ teaspoon dried red chili flakes (optional); 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ teaspoon Chinese chili sauce; 2 to 2½ tablespoons corn or peanut oil; 2 teaspoons unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 2½ teaspoons soy sauce; 1 small carrot, cut into rippled or plain coins ⅛ inch thick; 1 small green or yellow zucchini, cut into ¼-inch coins; 1 small yellow onion, cut into ¼-inch half-moons; 1 small yellow bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips; 1 small red (bell) pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips; 1 small Chinese or Japanese eggplant, cut into ¼-inch half-moons; Coriander sprigs, for garnish

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

This is a great dish in the summertime, when most of the ingredients can be pulled from the garden. It is more a Chinese than an Indian style of curry, seasoned with the sweet tastes of the vegetables and the tartness of the vinegars and sherry.

The preparations may all be done a day or so ahead. The final cooking takes only minutes.

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Asia
China
Dinner
Spicy

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