Chicken With Lychees Recipe | Asian Recipes
How to prepare "chicken with lychees"
chicken with lychees (china)
3 whole chicken breasts
6 scallions
1 red bell pepper
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 (11 ounce) can whole peeled lychees, drained
vermicelli, cooked and drained
cut chicken breasts in half. remove and discard bones. cut each breast half into six pieces. cut onions into 1-inch pieces. remove seeds from pepper; cut pepper into 1-inch cubes.
measure 1/4 cup cornstarch into large bowl. add chicken pieces and toss until well coated. heat oil in wok over high heat. add chicken. stir fry until chicken is light brown, 5 to 8 minutes. add onion and pepper to chicken. stir fry 1 minute.
combine tomato sauce, 1/4 cup of the water, the sugar and bouillon. pour over chicken-vegetable mixture. mix well. stir in lychees. cover, reduce heat to medium and cook until chicken is tender, about 5 minutes.
combine remaining 1/4 cup water and the 1 teaspoon cornstarch. stir into chicken mixture. cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
serve with vermicelli.
