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Wok Chicken with Herbs

Source of Recipe


Fast Wok (Carpenter & Sandison)






List of Ingredients



• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast meat
  
• All-Purpose Chinese Marinade (recipe follows) or your favorite wok marinade
  
• 2 Tbsp cooking oil
  
• 1/4 cup cilantro sprigs, mint leaves OR small basil leaves
  
• Assorted salad greens lightly dressed with oil and vinegar
  
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• -- For Chinese Marinade --
  
• 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
  
• 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  
• 1 Tbsp dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
  
• 1 Tbsp dark sesame oil
  
• Several grinds of black pepper or up to 1 tsp Asian chile sauce
  






Instructions



1. Make marinade by combining all marinade ingredients and mixing well.
   
   
2. Cut chicken into 1/4 x 1-inch rectangles. Place chicken in a bowl and add the marinade. Mix well, cover and refrigerate until 5 minutes before cooking.
   
   
3. Place a wok over high heat. When wok is very hot, add cooking oil quickly and quickly roll around bottom one-third of wok. When oil is hot, carefully add chicken and stir and toss until it is mostly opaque, about 2 minutes. Stir in the cilantro.
   
   To serve: Place mixture atop the salad greens on dinner plates. Serve at once.
   
   Makes 2 to 4 servings.