Coral Chicken Or Walnut Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken breast, cut into small strips
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water chestnut starch (or use cornstarch)
• 1 cup raw walnuts (not cooked or salted, available at asian markets)
• 1/3 cup honey
• corn oil (for frying)
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk (do not substitute)

Recipe

• 1 put chicken strips in medium bowl, then add beaten egg whites and salt. mix to coat chicken, then set aside for 10 minutes.
• 2 after 10 minutes, toss chicken pieces in water chestnut starch. dust off excess starch. set aside.
• 3 rinse walnuts in water, then toss in honey and mix well.
• 4 using wok or deep skillet, add enough oil so that you will be able to deep-fry first the nuts and then the chicken. heat oil to 350 degrees.
• 5 add walnuts to oil and fry until they turn golden brown, stirring regularly. this will take just 1 to 2 minutes.
• 6 remove walnuts from oil and drain on paper towels.
• 7 to hot oil add chicken. cook, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• 8 in medium saucepan, combine mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk and 2% milk. cook over low heat, stirring constantly. sauce is done when it starts to bubble.
• 9 put chicken in large bowl. pour hot sauce over chicken pieces and mix well.
• 10 to serve: divide chicken pieces among 4 serving plates. top each serving with walnuts. garnish with vegetables if desired. makes 4 servings.