Sweet and sour chicken

Method

1. Dice the chicken into 1 cm cubes. Add the salt and sherry and marinate the chicken for 30 mins.
2. Make a batter by mixing together the egg and cornflour.
3. Trim and deseed the pepper and cut into thin strips. Cut the leek into 1 cm sections. Chop the onion and the bamboo shoots into 1 cm slices.
4. Coat the chicken in the batter and heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken and stir-fry gently over a high heat for 2½ mins. Add the bamboo shoots and continue to stir-fry for 30 secs. Remove the chicken and bamboo shoots and set aside.
5. Replace the frying pan over the heat and add the pepper, leek and onion. Stir-fry for 1 min. Then add the chicken, bamboo shoots and sweet and sour sauce. After a few quick stirs transfer to heated serving plates and serve with egg noodles.