Szechuan Garlic Chicken

Posting this for nutritional information.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb skinless chicken breast
•  vegetable oil (for frying)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3  tablespoons chicken broth
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped garlic
• 1⁄3 cup sliced water chestnuts
• 1⁄3 cup bamboo shoots or 1⁄3 cup  cooked carrot
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  teaspoon  sesame oil

• marinade

• 1  teaspoon dry sherry (or rice wine)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon  sesame oil
• 1  egg white

Directions

1. Chop chicken breasts into 2-inch square pieces. Mix marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken; mix well. Let stand 20 minutes. Heat vegetable in wok over medium heat 1 minutes. Add chicken pieces. Stir-fry until chicken is almost cooked, 3-4 minutes. Remove chicken, draining well over wok; set aside. Remove all but 4 tablespoons oil from wok. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth to make a paste; set aside. Heat oil in wok over medium heat 1 minutes. Add cooked chicken, garlic, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots or carrots. Stir-fry about 2 minutes. Add salt, sugar, soy sauce and water. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add cornstarch paste. Stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly, about 30 seconds. Stir in 1 teaspoons sesame oil. Serve hot.