Lotus Seed Chicken Cubes
Chicken breast cubes stir-fried with white lotus seeds, carrots, and green beans—rich in texture and visually appealing.
Ingredients
chicken breast (cut into diagonal cubes)
250 g
oil
50 g
eggs (use egg whites)
2
white lotus seeds
to taste
carrots (diced)
to taste
green beans (cut into small segments)
to taste
sugar
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
scallion and ginger (sliced)
to taste
cornstarch
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Blanch the lotus seeds in hot water. Cut the chicken breast into diagonal cubes. Slice the scallion and ginger. Place the chicken cubes in a bowl, add salt, cooking wine, MSG, egg whites, and cornstarch, and mix until evenly coated.
2
Step 2
Place the scallion and ginger in another bowl, add cooking wine, salt, MSG, and a cornstarch slurry to make a sauce, and set aside.
3
Step 3
Heat a wok over high heat, add the oil and stir-fry the chicken cubes until nearly cooked. Add the diced carrots, green bean segments, and lotus seeds, and stir-fry evenly until the chicken is fully cooked. Quickly pour the bowl sauce into the wok and stir-fry so the sauce coats the ingredients evenly.
