Velvet Chicken with Crunchy Walnuts

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2 to 4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fragrant Harbour Taste: The New Chinese Cooking of Hong Kong

By Ken Hom

Published 1989

  • About

Scholars tell us that the Chinese have been integrating the taste and texture of walnuts into Chinese cuisine for two thousand years. It would be an understatement to say that they are a popular element in the Chinese cooking repertory. You may see mounds and mounds of them in Hong Kong food markets. As this recipe demonstrates, they add texture, rich body and a unique flavour to other foods, especially bland foods like chicken. This is a quick and easy meal to prepare; serve it with plain