Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken with Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 1 spring onion (scallion), chopped

• 1 chicken breast, sliced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp black bean sauce

• 350 g/12 oz asparagus, cut into

• 2.5 cm/1/2 in pieces

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup chicken stock

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Heat half the oil and fry the salt, garlic and spring onion until lightly browned. Add the chicken and fry until lightly colored.

2. Add the black bean sauce and stir to coat the chicken. Add the asparagus, stock and sugar, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes until the chicken is tender.

3. Mix the corn-flour and water to a paste, stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce clears and thickens.