Stir-Fried Diced Chicken and Cucumber

January 19, 2012

Dinner in Minutes by Linda Gassenheimer

Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. Thoughts of the start of the Chinese New Year next week inspired this quick and easy stir-fry dinner.

The cooking time for the chicken recipe is only 5 minutes. The secret to this quick-cooked dish is cutting the chicken and cucumbers into 1/2-inch pieces. The cucumber gives the dish an intriguing texture and flavor.

Hoisin sauce is a mixture of soybeans, garlic, chile peppers and spices. It can be found in the Asian section of the supermarket. A small amount of dry sherry is called for. You can buy small bottles or splits of sherry at most liquor stores.

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