Singing Chicken

Description

This is a Vietnamese dish, and is definitely for those who enjoy breathing fire. This dish will have you sweating halfway through the meal! Broccoli goes nicely with this. Note: Cutting the chicken is easiest if the meat is half-frozen.

• Original recipe
• Yield: 3 or 4 servings.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, preferably peanut
• 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic or 2 cloves garlic,crushed
• 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut crosswise into thin slices*
• 2 tablespoons Splenda
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• ¾ cup dry white wine
• 1 fresh jalapeno, or 2 or 3 little red chilies, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• guar or xanthan

Directions

1. Have the chicken sliced, the ingredients measured, the pepper minced and everything standing by and ready to go before starting to cook — once you start stir-frying, this goes very quickly.
2. Put a wok or heavy skillet over high heat.
3. Add the oil, let it heat for a minute or so, then add the ginger and garlic.
4. Stir for one minute to flavor the oil.
5. Add the chicken, and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
6. Add the Splenda, soy sauce, fish sauce, white wine, jalapeno and pepper, stirring often, for 7 to 8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
7. Thicken pan juices very slightly with guar or xanthan and serve.

Nutritional information

• Assuming 4 servings, each will have 4 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber and 39 grams of protein.