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Chicken Chow Mein With Lemon Reduction Sauce Recipe


Chicken Chow Mein With Lemon Reduction Sauce Recipe
This dish is a Chinese-style, with chicken pieces that will melt in your mouth. The lemon reduction adds zing to this dish. You may also substitute pork or beef for this dish.

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Ingredients
  • Chicken breast, raw
  • 3 whole lemons
  • 1 lb. fresh bean sprouts
  • about 20 snow peas
  • soya sauce (KIKKOMAN highly recommended)
  • Chinese dry noodles
  • 1 can bamboo shoots
  • Carrot shreds
  • 1 small can water chestnuts
  • 2 medium sized shallots, thinly sliced
  • 4 green onions
  • 6 mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dry mustard powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Chinese five-spice herbal blend
  • Olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic

Directions
  1. Cut the raw chicken breast into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Parboil these gently for one minute.
  3. In a wok or deep frying pan, combine:
  4. 2 tbsp olive oil
  5. the chicken
  6. bamboo shoots
  7. water chestnuts
  8. mushrooms
  9. shallots
  10. carrot shreds
  11. soya sauce
  12. Chinese five-spice blend
  13. Simmer until the shallots are lightly caramelized, then add:
  14. Snow peas
  15. Bean sprouts
  16. Simmer on low heat until sprouts are translucent, and slightly softened, then turn off the heat.
  17. In the meantime, prepare the lemon reduction:
  18. Place the juice of all the lemons into a skillet.
  19. Add the mustard powder --- 1 tsp
  20. Add the sugar
  21. Cook on medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is reduced to one half its original volume.
  22. Pour into the wok-----
  23. Plate:
  24. Top with finely chopped green onions and Chinese dried noodles---
  25. ENJOY!

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Comments


Thank you, Chef Elaine - this sounds so delicious! The lemon reduction here really piques my interest. :) Vickie


Fantastic, Elaine! Thanks for the recipe.
Pete


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