Peanut Sesame Chicken with Mushrooms

Name: Peanut Sesame Chicken with Mushrooms
Total time: 60
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup uncooked glutinous white rice (sushi rice); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 5 green onions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed; 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons cold water; 0.75 cup chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Recipe by GLEATHE from allrecipes.com

60 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 cups water
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1 cup uncooked glutinous white rice (sushi rice)
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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2 teaspoons sesame oil
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5 green onions, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed

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8 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped
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1 tablespoon rice vinegar
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3 tablespoons soy sauce
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2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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2 tablespoons cold water
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0.75 cup chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, bring the 2 cups water and rice to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil and sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and saute the green onions and garlic until tender. Mix in the chicken and mushrooms, and continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes. Mix in the rice vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a bowl, mix the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water. Stir the cornstarch mixture and peanuts into the skillet and cook for a few minutes over high heat to thicken. Serve over the cooked rice.