Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken with Bamboo Shoots Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 1 spring onion (scallion), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 225 g/8oz chicken breast, cut into slivers

• 225 g/8oz bamboo shoots, cut into slivers

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the garlic, spring onion and ginger until lightly browned.

2. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Stir in the soy sauce, wine or sherry and corn-flour and stir-fry for about 3 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.