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Chueh Chao Chi Ting Stir Fried Chicken In A Birds Nest Recipe


ChUeh ChAo Chi Ting Stir Fried Chicken In A Birds Nest Recipe
We used to have this in a restaurant in Houston. Have not been able to find the recipe until today. I can't wait to try and make it myself. You need special baskets to make the nest. One basket is smaller and fits into the bigger basket. I guess... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 lb boned chicken
  • Marinade:
  • 1 ts egg white
  • 1 1/2 ts cornstarch
  • 1 ts soysauce (light)
  • 10 mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1 c diced green peppers (1/2
  • -inch)
  • 1/2 c sliced water chestnuts (or
  • -diced ba
  • 20 sl cooked carrot
  • 3 ts diced scallion
  • 1 ts sliced ginger
  • Seasoning Sauce:
  • 2 ts light soysauce
  • 1/2 ts cornstarch
  • 1 ts wine
  • 1/4 ts salt
  • 1/2 ts sugar
  • 1/4 ts black pepper
  • 1/2 ts sesame oil
  • Bird's Nest:
  • 2/3 lb potatoes
  • 1/3 ts salt
  • 1 c cornstarch
  • 8 c oil

Directions
  1. Dice the chicken into 1/2 inch pieces and marinate for half an hour with
  2. marinating sauce (1 tbsp. of egg white, 1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch, and 1 tbsp.
  3. soysauce). Fry in lukewarm oil until the meat becomes white and then drain.
  4. Heat the pan with 3 tbsp. of oil and saute scallion, ginger, mushrooms,
  5. water chestnuts, carrot, green pepper. Then put in the chicken cubes and
  6. add the seasoning sauce. Turn up to high heat. Stir and pour into bird's
  7. nest.
  8. Bird's nest: Cut the potatoes into thin shreds. Run through cold water,
  9. drain, and dry. Place into a bowl and mix with 1/3 tsp. salt, 1 cup of
  10. cornstarch. Then place potato shreds in one strainer and press upon it
  11. another strainer and submerge both in very hot oil. Deep fry about 4
  12. minutes until golden brown. Drain and take the bird's nest out from the
  13. strainer.

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Comments


Sounds interestng!!! Please post a pic if you can after you make it!! Yum!


This sounds wonderful, too. I would love to try this....thanks so much!


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