Chinese Recipe : Black Bean Chicken

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ lbs boneless chicken, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 tbsp fermented black beans
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 red chilies and 2 green chilies (remove seeds and cut into squares)
• 1 small carrot, cut flowerets
• 2 oz ginger, shredded
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 4 stalks scallions, cut into 1 inch lengths
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp thick soy sauce

Seasoning:

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (optional)
• 1 tsp ginger juice
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¼ cup water

Directions:

1. Marinate chicken with seasoning for 10 minutes.
2. Boil ½ cup water in a wok. Scald seasoned chicken until it is half cooked. Drain away the water.
3. In a clean hot wok, heat 2 tbsp oil, fry till fragrant the ginger and garlic. Add in the chicken, fermented black beans and sugar. Stir until the chicken is well coated.
4. Add in chilies, carrots, oyster sauce and thick soy sauce. Stir fry for a minute. Serve hot with white rice.