Japanese Chicken

This recipe was published in the July, 1980 issue of Family Circle magazine.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  medium  dried Chinese mushrooms
• 2  large chicken breasts
• 2  medium carrots
• 1  can bamboo shoot
• 3  tablespoons  chicken stock
• 2  tablespoons sake or 2  tablespoons sherry wine
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1  tablespoon  shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)
• 1⁄2 cup  lightly cooked green peas
•  rice

Directions

1. Wash mushrooms, soak in warm water for 20 minutes, rinse, squeeze dry, remove stalks and cut the caps into quarters.
2. Skin the chicken breasts, cut lengthwise into halves, carefully remove the bones, cut flesh into 1/2 inch squares.
3. Dice the carrots and drained bamboo shoots.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil.
5. add chicken, carrots, mushrooms and bamboo shoots, cook over high heat, stirring for 2 minutes.
6. Add the stock, sake and sugar, cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, for another 7 minutes.
7. Stir in the soy sauce and cook gently until chicken is tender, stir in the green peas and reheat.
8. Serve with rice.