Shredded Chicken With Garlic Sauce

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The quintessential fabulous chinese chicken with garlic sauce, in china called chicken with fish sauce bc they use it on fish so often from barbara fisher.

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Steps

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Marinate chicken with wine , cornstarch and black pepper while cutting vegetables.

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Mix together sauce ingredients: vinegars , soy sauce , wine , sugar , chili garlic paste and sesame oil.

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Set aside.

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Slice water chestnuts into shreds , about three pieces per slice.

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Trim any woody parts from the fungus and discard.

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Roll up fungus into a cigar shape and thinly slice crosswise to make thin ribbon-like shreds.

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Heat wok on high heat until it is about to start smoking , add oil and heat until it shimmers , then stir fry garlic , ginger and white part of scallion together for thirty seconds.

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Add drained chicken , and pat into a layer on the bottom of the wok.

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Allow chicken to brown lightly by sitting undisturbed on the wok for 45-60 seconds.

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Stir and fry until chicken is nearly done.

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Add water chestnuts , fungus and sauce ingredients.

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Bring sauce to a boil.

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Add cornstarch and water , boil until thickened and glossy.

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Remove from heat and garnish with green scallion tops.

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Ingredients

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boneless skinless chicken breast, shaoxing wine, cornstarch, fresh ground black pepper, rice vinegar, black vinegar, dark soy sauce, sugar, garlic and red chile paste, sesame oil, garlic, fresh ginger, scallion, water chestnuts, cloud ear mushrooms, peanut oil