Chicken and Mushrooms

This is really easy to make, and makes an absolutely delicious chinese meal if served with rice. Chopping ingredients takes all the time here, as it is cooked really quickly. It comes from 'Chinese Cooking' by Deh-ta-Hsuing. This is a book I have had for 20 years or more, and I have made this recipie many, many times.

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 8  ounces chicken breasts, boned and skinned,and cut into thin slices
• 1  egg white
• 2  teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 8  ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 4  ounces  canned water chestnuts, halved
• 4  ounces peas
• 2  scallions, finely chopped
• 4  tablespoons  peanut oil or 4  tablespoons  vegetable oil or 4  tablespoons  sunflower oil (preferably groundnut)
• 1  tablespoon soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon sugar

Directions

1. Mix the cornstarch, egg white and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.
2. Put the slices of chicken into this mixture.
3. Heat half the oil in a non-stick wok (do not allow it to get too hot).
4. Stir fry the chicken until lightly coloured.
5. Remove meat with a perforated spoon.
6. Heat the remaining oil in the wok until smoking.
7. Toss in the spring onions.
8. Then add the mushrooms, water chestnuts and peas.
9. Add the remaining salt and stir for approximately 5 minutes.
10. Add the chicken slices, soy sauce and sugar.
11. Cook together for 1 minute.
12. Serve.