Gai Nga Choy (Chinese Shredded Chicken with Bean Sprouts)

Chinese Dinner Recipes

8 oz. boneless chicken breasts 3/4 tsp sugar 3 1/2 tsp rice wine/sherry/sake 2 1/2 Tbsp veg. oil 1 tsp cornstarch pinch salt 2 lg. green onions 1 slice fresh ginger 5 oz fresh bean sprouts 1 sm carrot 1 Tbsp light soy sauce

Cut chicken to thin slices, stack slice crosswise to make narrow shreds. Place in dish, add sugar, 1 1/2 tsp of wine, 2 tsp of veg oil, cornstarch, salt. Mix, cover, set aside 15 min. Trim onions, cut to 2" lengths. Shred ginger. Pick off roots & pods from bean sprouts, rinse cold water, drain. Matchstick carrot. Stir-fry chicken 1 1/2 min, until changes color, remove, set aside. Add carrot, add grn onions, ginger, bean sprouts. Sizzle remaining wine and soy sauce onto sides of pan, return chicken. Toss together quickly 30 sec. Serve.

Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Tuesday May 11th, 2004 and modified on Friday November 11th, 2005