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Chicken & Shrimp Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs chicken meat cut into thin strips
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 2 teaspoons garlic (crushed)
• 1 lb shrimp (divined)
• 1 cup red pepper
• 1/2 cup carrots – thin strips
• 1 large red onion
• 2 cups snow peas
• 1 cup shitake mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 cups broccoli
• 1 cup baby corn
• 3 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 3 teaspoons hoison sauce
• 2 tablespoons ground pepper to taste or chili sauce
• 6 tablespoons sherry
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 6 tablespoons of water mixture
• 2 scallions, cut to small pieces

Directions:

1. Cut chicken into thin strips and add sesame oil and cornstarch and place in plastic bag.
2. Knead the mixture and let sit for fifteen minutes.
3. Stir fry in a wok with peanut oil. Partially cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from wok.
4. Cut all vegetables in to strips. Add additional peanut oil and sesame oil to quickly stir fry vegetables.
5. While constantly turning the vegetables, cook for 3 minutes.
6. Add chicken, oyster sauce, hoison sauce, and sherry. Thicken sauce with a slow dripping of the cornstarch and water mixture to get the correct consistency.
7. Serve on rice. Garnish with cut scallions.