Shredded Chicken with Bean Sprouts

Bean sprouts are easy to grow but they need care in the cooking; they contain a raw beany odor and taste when undercooked, and they become soggy when overcooked. A little ginger and sherry do wonders—they eliminate these undesirable qualities, enabling one to stir-fry the sprouts very briefly so that they retain their marvelous plumpness and crispness.

This is a colorful dish, in which the white velveted chicken and bean sprouts are intermingled with tasty red ham and bright-green s