need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please...
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You all know, the one that is nice and crispy, sitting on a bed of lettuce with #l special kung fu sauce?
Maryann

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  Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... by Mare749 (You all know, the on...)
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.
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  Re: Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... by Gourmet_Mom (Maryann, if your tal...)
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.





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  Re: Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... by losblanos1 (Here's my revised "r...)
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  Re: Re: need Blane's recipe for almond chicken please... by Gourmet_Mom ([img]/ubbthreads/ima...)
Thank you both!!!
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