Chicken And Chestnuts Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. In medium bowl combine chicken and soy sauce; cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. In 9-inch skillet or a wok, heat peanut oil over medium heat; add bell pepper, scallion, garlic, and ginger and saute until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes.
3. Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
4. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, to vegetable mixture, stirring after each addition.
5. Add chestnuts, increase heat to high, and cook, stirring constantly, until chicken begins to brown, about 2 minutes; stir in water, sherry and broth mix and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 1 minute.
7. To reserved marinade add cornstarch, sugar, sesame oil and pepper and stir to dissolve cornstarch; pour over chicken mixture and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil and cook until thickened.