Chicken In Black Bean Sauce Recipes

Ingredients :

225 ml

450 g

10

1/2

1/2

4

2

2 tablespoons

1 cm

1

2 tablespoons

225 ml

1 tablespoon

2 teaspoons

groundnut (peanut) oil

boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed

button mushrooms, halved

red pepper, seeded and diced

green pepper, seeded and diced

spring onion, finely chopped

carrots, thinly sliced

dried black beans, washed

piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated

clove garlic, finely chopped

rice wine or dry sherry

Chinese Vegetable Stock

light soy sauce

corn flour dissolved in 4 teaspoons cold water

1. In a wok, heat oil until smoking, add chicken cubes and deep fry for 2 minutes.

2. Using a slotted spoon, lift chicken from oil and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.

3. Pour oil from wok, leaving just 2 tablespoons.

4. Add mushrooms to wok and stir fry for 1 minute.

5. Add red and green peppers, spring onions and carrots and stir fry for 3 minutes.

6. In a bowl, mash black beans with ginger, garlic and rice wine or dry sherry.

7. Stir into wok then stir in stock and soy sauce.

8. Cook for another 2 minutes.

9. Stir in corn flour mixture and bring to the boil, stirring.

10. Stir in chicken and heat through gently.

Serves 4

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