Chicken with chinese mushrooms
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | 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 |
Directions
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, .