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need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... - Mare749 - 04-25-2016 You all know, the one that is nice and crispy, sitting on a bed of lettuce with #l special kung fu sauce? Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... - Gourmet_Mom - 04-25-2016 Maryann, if your talking about the same one I am, he told me how he made it. Let me go look. Here you go! Chinese Almond Chicken 1 Jar or can of chicken gravy 1 box Beer batter 4 T toasted slivered almonds 2 chicken breasts sliced in half 2 T Sherry Kosher salt Shredded lettuce- divided Scallions sliced thin (Optional) Heat up deep fryer to 375 1- Pour gravy into a small sauce pan, heat until warm. 2- Lightly toast almonds in a small sauté pan over med. high heat. 3- In a bowl, coat chicken with sherry and a few pinches of salt, let sit for 15 minutes. 4- Mix beer batter according to box. 5- Dip chicken into batter, fry one at a time until golden brown. Keep warm by tenting with foil or in a 200 degree oven. 6- Place shredded lettuce on dinner plates, slice chicken into strips and place on lettuce, top with gravy, toasted almond and scallions. Cuisine at Home beer batter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1 tsp. each baking powder, kosher salt, and Old Bay seasoning 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 bottle cold lager beer (12 oz.) Whisk together 1 cup flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, Old Bay, and 1/4 tsp.cayenne, then whisk in beer until smooth. Chill batter 15–30 minutes. Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... - losblanos1 - 04-25-2016 Here's my revised "recipe" Lol! Chinese Almond Chicken 1 Jar chicken gravy 12oz 1 box Beer batter 2-4 T toasted slivered almonds 2 chicken breasts sliced in half and pounded to 1/2 inch thick (or use chicken tenders, much easier, no pounding or cutting) Shredded Iceberg lettuce Scallions (or chives) sliced on the bias (Optional) Heat up deep fryer to 375 Pre-heat oven to 250 1- Pour gravy into a small sauce pan and heat until warm. 2- Lightly toast almonds in a small sauté pan over med. high heat. Set aside 3- Mix batter according to box. 4- Dip chicken into batter, fry one at a time until golden brown. Keep warm in oven on a wire rack on a cookie sheet. 5- Divide shredded lettuce on dinner plates, slice chicken into strips and place on lettuce, top with gravy, toasted almonds and scallions. Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... - Gourmet_Mom - 04-25-2016 Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... - Mare749 - 04-25-2016 Thank you both!!!