Chicken in Black Bean Sauce
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Chinese
- 700 gr. / 25 oz. Chicken cut in thin strips
- For the Marinade
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 egg
- 1 orange pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 2 small zucchinis, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 200 gr. / 7 oz. White mushrooms, sliced
- 2 fresh garlics, sliced
- 1 scallion, sliced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- Fresh ginger about 2cm, shredded
- ⅓ cup chicken stock
- For the Black Bean Sauce
- 3 tbsp less sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 3 tbsp black bean sauce
- Sesame oil for frying the chicken
- Basmati rice as side dish
- An hour before the cooking in a bowl add the chicken pieces, the egg, the oyster sauce and the flour.
- Mix to incorporate everything and place it covered in the fridge.
- When you are ready to prepare it, take the chicken out of the fridge and set aside.
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
- In a wok or a deep pan pour about ⅓ cup of sesame oil in medium/high heat.
- Fry the chicken pieces in batches.
- Remove them and set them aside.
- Clean with a paper towel the wok and bring it again on the stove.
- Add about 3 to 4 tbsp of sesame oil and throw the onion along with the mushrooms and sauté until they are soft and somewhat brown.
- Add the carrots and the peppers and continue to sauté until they start to soften.
- Add the zucchinis, the scallion and the garlics and continue to sauté until they start to soften too.
- If you do not have such large wok or skillet you can make them in steps removing after each step the vegetables that are ready.
- If you do it in steps add all vegetables in the wok and pour the chicken stock.
- Boil for a minute or two until it starts to evaporate and throw the chicken too.
- Pour the sauce ingredients and stir gently to cover the chicken and vegetables.
- Let it boil until the sauce starts to thicken.
- If it is too liquid dissolve 1 tbsp of corn starch in 1 tbsp cold water and pour it in the wok.
- The sauce will thicken.
- Serve over basmati rice or noodles or even pasta.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/chicken-in-black-bean-sauce/
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