Pear Glazed Chicken


Serves 4

                

Ingredients

1 pound       chicken tender slices

2 tablespoons           Virginia Gold’s Asian pear glaze, pear jelly or pear marmalade

2 cloves       crushed fresh garlic

2 tablespoons   soy sauce

1 tablespoon    white cooking wine

1/ 2 teaspoon    salt (more or less)

1/4 teaspoon    black pepper (coarse grated)

2 tablespoons   vegetable oil (for frying)



Meat preparation:


1. Place the chicken tender slices into medium bowl and add salt, black pepper, and wine.

     Mix well. Set aside few minutes.


Glaze preparation

2. Mix pear jelly, garlic, and soy sauce in a small bowl.


Cooking:

3. In a fry pan or a wok, add about 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil and bring in to hot frying

     temperature.

4. Add chicken tenders and stir fry about one to two minutes until the meat is cooked

5. Add pear glaze to fry pan. Continue to stir fry the meat for a few minutes more until the

     chicken tenders turn shiny brown and the sauce has thickened.

6. Serve hot.

           

Tips:

A. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh hot red or green pepper into the chicken. It will

become sweet and spicy chicken.

 

B. Use this recipe with pork strips, mackerel or cod fish.