astray recipes: Chicken with chinese mushrooms

Categories: Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
1 cup	Soy sauce; or more to taste
1 teaspoon	Chopped fresh ginger
½ teaspoon	Baking soda
1 tablespoon	Sesame oil
	Salt & pepper to taste
2	Boneless chicken breasts; diced 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons	Cooking oil
1 cup	Onion;coarsely diced
½ cup	Bamboo shoots
½ cup	Water chestnuts
1 cup	Diced Chinese cabbage
1 cup	Coarsely chopped broccoli
1 cup	Bean sprouts
3 larges	Chinese Black mushrooms; diced
1 pinch	(large) sugar
1 pinch	(large) five-spice powder
1	Splash oyster sauce
1	Splash soy sauce
1 cup	Chicken broth
2 tablespoons	Cornstarch
¼ cup	Cold water

Combine 1 cup soy sauce, the ginger, baking soda, sesame oil, & a pinch each of salt & pep- per to make a marinade. Marinate the chicken for 2 hours, drain, & set aside. Preheat a wok over high heat w/ 2 tbs. cooking oil. Add onion & lightly stir-fry. Stir in chicken & then the remaining vegetables. Add sugar, five-spice powder, oyster sauce, & a splash of soy sauce. Add Chicken Broth & bring to boil. Mix corn- starch w/ water to make smooth paste. Slowly pour into Chicken Broth, stirring constantly until stock thickens & becomes clear. Serve. Note: Chinese black mushrooms are available fresh in some larger markets. Otherwise, you can buy them dried.

With these, soak to recon- stitute,remove stems, & dice buttons.

ORIENT EXPRESS

KETCHUM; SUN VALLEY

BEVERAGE: TSINGTAO BEER

From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of Chinese Recipes>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

chicken with chinese mushrooms