Chinese Classic of Chicken in Black Bean Sauce
Ingredients
- marinade—
- 1 tbs shaoxing wine
- pinch of salt
- 1.5 tsp light soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2.25 tsp of either corn or potato starch
- 250g of a mix of oyster and shiitake mushrooms
- half a green pepper, half a red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, diced
- 1 inch piece of ginger, finely sliced
- 2 tbs chinese fermented black beans, rinsed
- 2 tsp ground chilli or chilli flakes
- 2 tbs spring onion finely sliced into rings (green part)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Preparation
Wash mushrooms, cut into similar sized chunks
Make marinade by mixing all marinade ingredients making sure corn/potato starch is dissolved
Pour marinade over mushrooms, mix well with hands
Get a wok or pan very hot then add some oil and add in peppers
Stir fry until you just start seeing some charring on the peppers
Remove then set aside
Add a little oil to the pan again and add in the mushrooms
Stir fry for 2 mins on high heat
Turn heat to medium and add in ginger and garlic
Stir fry for 30 secs
Add black beans and stir fry until you can smell them
Add in ground chilli and peppers and give everything a good stir
Turn off heat, add sesame oil
Serve with rice