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Title: Al And Tipper Gore'S Chinese Chicken With Walnuts
Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

      6    chicken breast halves -
           -(boneless,; skinless)
  2 1/2 tb reduced-sodium soy sauce
  1 1/2 tb water
      2 ts cornstarch
      2 tb dry sherry
      1 ts sugar
      1 ts grated fresh ginger
    1/2 ts crushed red pepper
    1/4 ts salt
      3 ts peanut oil
      2 md green peppers - cut into
           -3/4-inch p; ieces
      4    green onions - diagonally
           -sliced -; into 1-inch lengt
    1/3 c  walnut halves

Instructions

[NAH Editor's note: Serve this over rice and you'll cut the percent of
calories from fat.]

DIRECTIONS:
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Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and set aside. Mix the soy sauce and
water, then blend into the cornstarch; stir in the sherry, sugar, ginger,
red pepper, and salt.

Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat; add 2 teaspoons of peanut
oil. Stir-fry the green peppers and onions for 2 minutes and remove. Add
the walnuts and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown. Remove.
Add the rest of the oil and stir-fry half of the chicken for 2 minutes.

Return all the chicken to the wok and stir in the soy mixture. Cook and
stir until bubbly. Stir in the vegetables and walnuts, cover and cook for
1 minute.

Per serving:
Calories: 229 Protein: 30 grams Carb: 4 grams
Sodium: 404 mg Fat: 9 grams (35% of calories)

* Source: "Cooking with the Stars"
* Published in "Nutrition Action Healthletter", March 1994
* Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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