Chinese Chicken (Ta Si Chi)

(4 servings per large chicken)

Clean chicken and dry, then cut into small pieces.  Dice onions and bamboo shoots.  Cut green pepper and mushrooms into small pieces.  Roll pieces of chicken in corn starch and fry until tender.  Add soy sauce, pepper, and salt while frying.  Cook until tender.  Remove chicken from pan and fry onions, bamboo shoots, pepper, mushrooms, and water chestnuts.  When vegetables are cooked, add chicken and cook adding soy sauce, salt, and pepper.  Thicken gravy with cornstarch.