Recipe: Almond Chicken (repost)

ALMOND CHICKEN
Board: Cooking Club at Recipelink.com
From: Hobbs 11-28-1999

1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp msg.
1 Tbsp. oil
3/4 cup or more cold water
1/4 c. almond meal
2 raw, boned chicken breasts, cut into fillets
oil to deep fry chicken
3/4 tsp molasses or hoisin sauce
1 cup chicken stock
2 tsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. msg
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. water
3/4 cup toasted almonds

Make batter by combining the flour, baking powder, salt, msg, oil, water, and almond meal. You make the almond meal by putting fresh almonds in a blender.

Dip fillets into batter, deep fry until brown. Cut into serving slices.

Mix the molasses or hoisin sauce, chicken stock, soy sauce, and msg in a small saucepan. Add cornstarch and water. Heat until thickened.

Pour gravy over chicken and sprinkle with toasted almonds.