Joyous Asian Chicken

6 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, fat removed and cut into strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons chili and garlic sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Dashes salt and black pepper

Place the ingredients above in a mixing bowl, stir, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

1 cup red and green bell peppers, cut into strips
1/4 cup red onions, cut into strips
2 Tablespoons oyster sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup water

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Heat wok or large saute pan over high heat. Add vegetable oil. After pan is hot add chicken. Stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add bell peppers, onions, oyster sauce, and cornstarch. Stir over high heat. Lower heat, cover and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

Optional, add dashes of soy sauce.
Optional, serve with healthier grain noodles or brown rice.

Serves 5 to 6

(1993)

"The Joy Luck Club" is a beautiful film, rich in the Asian culture. Through a series of flashbacks, young Chinese women born in the United States and their mothers born in China, give us a look into their heart-wrenching past.. The mother/daughter relationship is bent, but not broken.

"The Joy Luck Club" is one of my all-time favorite films.  We celebrate it with our Joyous Asian Chicken, that is full of rich flavors, but a "Healthy Delight." Fast, inexpensive, gourmet quality, and with all the love our ladies of "The Joy Luck Club" can bring.