Recipe - Braised Chicken Balls And Oyster Sauce

1 (large) chicken breast
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Sherry
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
1 (up to)
2 Scallion stalks
2 (up to)
3 sl Fresh ginger root
2 tablespoon Oyster sauce
One fourth cup Water
1 teaspoon Sugar
2 (up to)
3 tablespoon Oil
1 ds Pepper

1. Skin, bone and mince cllicken breast. Place in a bowl with cornstarch,
sherry and salt. Beat egg lightly and add. Blend mixture, then form into
walnutsize balls.

2. Mince scallion and ginger root; then combine with oyster sauce, water
and sugar.

3. Heat oil. Brown chicken balls quickly but lightly.

4. Stir in oyster sauce mixture and heat quickly. Then simmer, covered, 15
to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.