Chicken Almond Recipe

• 2 frying chickens, cut up (about 4 lb.)
• 1/2 c. flour
• 2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 6 tbsp. salad oil, divided
• 3/4 c. sliced blanched almonds
• 4 1/2 c. chicken stock
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 6 tbsp. cornstarch
• 3 tbsp. water
• 1/4 c. soy sauce
• 1/2 c. sliced scallions
• 1 c. thinly sliced celery
• 1 (5 ounce.) can water chestnuts, sliced
• 1 (5 1/2 ounce.) can bamboo shoots
• 1 (6 ounce.) can button mushrooms, liquid removed
• 1 c. finely diced cucumber

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