Hong Kong-style Chicken

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15 Ingredients

• 4 Tbsps ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 bunch scallions, white parts only, smashed
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 3 Tbsps coarse salt
• 2 Tbsps sugar
• 1 1/4 cups grapeseed oil
• 1/2 cup Shao Xing (Chinese wine), dry sherry, or white wine
• 4 Tbsps cornstarch
• 4 boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 cup finger chiles, Thai bird's eye chiles, or 1 red bell pepper, sliced on the bias
• 1/2 cup button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, canned and sliced, washed well
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 15 pieces Thai or regular basil, washed well