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Velvet Chicken Under Snow Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time20 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time1 hr

Velvet chicken under snow is a dish made with chicken breasts that are coated in a mixture of egg whites, cornstarch, and rice wine, then fried until crispy. The chicken is then covered in a sweet and savory sauce made with soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine vinegar.

 1 lb chicken breast, boned
 ½ c condensed milk or light crea
 ½ c chicken stock
 1 tb cornstarch paste
 1 tb sherry
 ¼ ts sesame oil
 ½ ts ginger root juice
 1 c rice stick, broken up
 1 ts sugar
 2 c oil for deep-frying
 1 ds salt
1

Velvet chicken:Heat 6 cups of water to boil.

2

Reduce to simmer.

3

Remove skin from chicken breast; cut breast into 1 chunks.

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Simmer inuncovered pan for 3-5 minutes, until meat is cooked through.

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Sauce: In wok or sauce pan, heat chicken stock, sherry, ginger juice,sugar

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When sauce is very hot, slowly add condensed milk orcream.

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Stir to combine.

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DON'T ALLOW SAUCE TO BOIL.

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Dribble incornstarch paste to thicken.

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Enrich with sesame oil.

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Add chickenbefore serving to reheat.

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Rice stick: Heat oil in wok for deep-frying until hot enough to puffup rice stick but not brown it.

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Fry in small batches; drain.

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Processtakes just seconds.

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Place rice stick on platter; cover with chicken.

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Serves 4~ .