Spicy Ginger Chicken

Prep Time:  35 minutes   |    Cook Time:  25 minutes   |    Total Time:  1 hour   |    Servings:  4

Ingredients:

  • 8  Goldhen  Large Eggs, whites only
  • 1 tablespoon  Baker’s Corner  Corn Starch*
  • 1 pound  Kirkwood  Chicken Breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 cups  Carlini  Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tablespoons  Stonemill  Minced Garlic in Olive Oil
  • 1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions, divided
  • ½ tablespoon  Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 teaspoon  Stonemill  Crushed Red Pepper
  • ½ tablespoon  Fusia  Soy Sauce
  • 14.5 ounces  Happy Harvest  Sliced Carrots, drained, rinsed
  • 14.5 ounces  Happy Harvest  Cut Green Beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon  Southern Grove  Sliced Almonds
  • 4 cups cooked  Rice Bowl  Long Grain White Rice

*These are Seasonal items that are only in stores for a limited time and may no longer be available.

Directions:

  1. Combine egg whites and corn starch, whisk until smooth. Toss chicken in egg white mixture until chicken is thoroughly coated. Chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  2. In a wok, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add chicken, cook until chicken turns white. Strain chicken, reserve one tablespoon of oil.
  3. In a wok, heat reserved oil over high heat. Add garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons green onions and cook until fragrant and the garlic turns slightly brown.
  4. Add pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and soy sauce. Cook until slightly reduced. Add reserved chicken and toss until coated.
  5. Add carrots, green beans and almonds. Heat until vegetables are hot.
  6. Serve on top of white rice, and top with remaining green onions.

TIP: When cooking in a wok, it is important to have all ingredients prepared before any cooking takes place. Because of the high temperature of wok cooking, there is very little time in between the addition of each new ingredient.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Scott, ALDI Test Kitchen