Chicken with Mushrooms Stir Fry

A nice, healthy chicken stir-fry. Chicken, green onions, celery, snow pea pods, mushrooms, water chestnuts, stir fried quickly in peanut oil and seasoned with a dry white wine.

Ingredients -

4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Halves, cut into bit size pieces
1/2 cup Dry White Wine
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1 bunch of Green Onions, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 cup Celery, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon Peanut Oil
1 (6 ounces) container of Snow Pea Pods, strings removed
1/2 pound sliced Button Mushrooms
1 can Water Chestnuts, sliced
1/2 cup Chicken Broth
1 tablespoon Cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons Water
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Salt

Preparation:

1. In a medium casserole or mixing bowl, combine chicken with wine and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt. Set aside.

2. Heat 1-tablespoon peanut oil in wok over high heat.

3. Add green onions and celery to wok. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove and set aside.

4. Add pea pods. Stir-fry 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.

5. Add mushrooms and water chestnuts. Stir-fry 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.

6. Add chicken and wine. Stir-fry 2 minutes.

7. Add vegetables back to wok.

8. Combine chicken broth, cornstarch mixture and ½ teaspoon salt.

9. Add cornstarch slowly to wok, cooking until sauce thickens.

10. Serve hot with cooked rice.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

Dry White Wine

Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Riesling are excellent choices for dry whites wines used in cooking and in particular for this stir-fry. Recipe calls for 1/3 cup, so there will be leftover.

Cooking Tip

Snow Pea Pods

Snow pea pods, also known as Chinese snow peas, snow peas or sugar peas. These flat-podded peas are readily available in supermarkets, both fresh as frozen.