Poulet Aux Amandes Almond Chicken Recipes

ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl; add the chicken and stir well. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken mixture, stirring well. Set aside. (Use this time to chop vegetables).
• Pour 1 tbsp oil around the top of a preheated wok, coating the sides; heat at medium-high (325 degrees) for 1 minute.
• Add the celery and mushrooms and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the snow peas, and stir fry 1 to 2 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the wok; set aside, and keep warm.
• Pour the remaining 1 tbsp oil around the top of the wok, coating the sides; heat at medium high for 1 minute. Add the reserved chicken mixture; stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetable mixture, almonds, and green onions, and stir fry 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

POULET AUX AMANDES - ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken in 1 cm cubes. Marinate the chicken in the wine, egg white, soy sauce, sugar, and salt for twenty minutes.
• Toast the almonds until they are speckled brown.
• Dice the scallions into 2 cm. pieces.
• Finely chop the ginger.
• Mix the cornstarch (thickener) well in one Tbsp. cold water.
• Heat the pan for 30 seconds on high heat. Add peanut oil and heat the pan 30 seconds more.
• Add the chicken. Cook for 7 minutes while stirring.
• Add the almonds, the scallions, and the ginger. Allow the mixture to cook 2 minutes.
• Incorporate the cornstarch mixture. Lower the flame to low heat. While turning, allow the mixture to cook one minute until all ingredients are lightly glazed.
• Pour the contents of the pan on a heated plate and serve immediately.
• Remarks:
• 1. You can replace the chicken with pork or ham. The cooking time for the meat would have to be increased from 7 to 12 minutes.
• 2. You can replace the almonds with pine nuts or cashews. You must toast the pine nuts, but you do not need to cook them with the other ingredients. You would sprinkle them on the completed dish when serving.
• 3. You may add to the dish 1/4 lb. peeled shrimp, allowing it to be cooked for three minutes with the chicken.
• 4. Instead of the scallions you may substitute small onions.

ALMOND GUY DING

Steps:

• 1. Prepare all ingredients before starting to cook.
• 2. Heat wok (or large frying pan) on high heat - add oil. Add garlic and ginger. When the wok starts to smoke put in meat. Stir until white and remove from pan.
• 3. Stir-fry in order: onion, celery, peas, mushrooms, seasonings and soy.
• 4. Add cornstarch to a bit of water. Add chicken back to stir-fried vegetables and mix. Add chicken stock, cornstarch mixture and stir until thick.
• 5. Add nuts and a squirt of oil. Serve. I like to serve over rice.

HEALTHIER HONEY ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts until approx 1/2-3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and garlic powder.
• Brown in a heavy pan in 1 tbsp of oil.
• While this is cooking, melt butter in seperate pan over medium heat and coarse chop almonds (a quick chopper works great for this). Add almonds to butter and saute for 3-5 minutes, or until almond are coated in butter.
• When chicken is done, drizzle 1 tbsp of honey on each chicken breast.
• Remove from heat, top with buttered almonds.

CHICKEN ALMOND GUY DING

Steps:

• Blanch almonds, then peel the skins off.
• Roast in oven at 375 for about 10-15 min (or until you are finished cooking) Add oil to wok and heat until smoking.
• Add onion and chicken, cook about 4 minute stirring occasionally.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients (except the corn starch/water mixture and the almonds).
• Cover wok and stir every two min for about 4-6 min.
• Then add Corn starch mixture and allow to thicken in the wok.
• Add almonds and serve.

30 MINUTE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss Chicken with Dressing in plastic bag or container with lid.
• Add Chicken with Dressing to large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and cook 4 minutes on each side (or until browned).
• Stir in Broth and bring to a boil.
• Cover and Simmer for 10 Minutes.
• Add Beans and cook 5 Minutes or until Chicken is cooked through.
• Remove Chicken from skillet (I removed the green beans also).
• Add Rice and Almonds and Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Seat Chicken on Green Beans over the Almond-Rice.

DEEP FRIED ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chicken: Cut chicken pieces in 1-inch squares and place in large bowl.
• Stir in egg, salt, pepper and 1 TB oil and mix well.
• Stir cornstarch and flour together.
• Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
• Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375°F.
• Add chicken pieces, a small batch at a time, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and crisp.
• (Do not overcook chicken or chicken will be tough). Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
• Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat.
• Add 1 TB oil. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
• Add and stir-fry crushed chiles and green onions.
• Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds.
• Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed.
• Add to chicken and heated through.
• Sauce:.
• Add oil to WOK.
• Add the Flour and cook to make a almond colored roux.
• Add the Butter and Melt over Medium heat,.
• Add Chicken Stock and wisk until smooth.
• Add Sugar and stir until sugar is desolved.
• Add Sesame Oil and stir to blend.
• Let cook until boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and serve over Deep Fried Almond Chicken.
• Sprinkle chopped almonds on top and enjoy!

CHINESE ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinade chicken pieces in garlic,ginger,soy and cornstarch for 15 to 20 minute.
• Mix sauce ingredients together in small bowl, set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil and stir fry almonds until lightly browned; set aside.
• Heat wok with 1 tablespoons oil; add water chestnuts and snow peas and stir fry for 30 seconds, remove and set aside.
• Heat wok with 2 tbsp oil and stir fry chicken pieces until they turn white and firm ( about 2 minutes).
• Add cooked vegetables and almonds to cooked chicken in wok; mix and add sauce mixture.
• Stir together until sauce thickens slightly.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pulse the first three ingredient in a food processor until they are in small bits and pieces.
• Mix in the remaining spices and salt.
• Pour almond mixture onto a platter and roll the chicken breasts in it coating all sides.
• Place chicken in glass 13x9 pan and bake in a a 375F oven for about an hour or until each breast is done all the way through.