Paper-Wrapped Chicken
1 T. light Soy Sauce
1 T. Chinese Rice Wine
½ tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Sugar
¼ tsp. Pepper
¾ lb. Chicken Breast, cut into 1†x 2 “ slices, ¼†thick
5 dried Chinese Mushrooms
½ lb. Smithfield Ham, fat trimmed
2 T. Sesame Oil
20 Cilantro Leaves
2 C. Peanut or Vegetable Oil
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Combine soy sauce, rice wine, salt, sugar and pepper. Add chicken and marinate at least 20 minutes. Soak mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes; drain. Discard stems and cut each mushroom into quarters. Boil ham in small pot of water for 10 minutes. When cool, cut into small triangular shapes the same sixe as the mushrooms. Cut 20 6×6†square of cellophane paper. Brush sesame oil on one sheet. Place one cilantro leaf in the middle. Next to it place a mushroom, on the other side place a ham slice. Lay a piece of chicken over the top. Fold like an envelope into a rectangular package. Tuck corners inside to make a neat package. Repeat to make 20 packages. Heat oil in wok over medium-low heat. In batches, add packages, face down, and fry 2 minutes, until almost cooked through. Turn them over and fry 30 seconds more. Drain and serve hot. From: Dim Sum Made Easy