Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken Livers with Oyster Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 225 g/8 oz chicken livers, halved

• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 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 onion until softened. Add the chicken livers and fry until just colored. Add the mushrooms and fry for 2 minutes.

2. Mix the oyster sauce, soy sauce, wine or sherry, stock and sugar, pour it into the pan and bring to the boil, stirring.

3. Mix the corn-flour and water to a paste, add it to the pan and simmer, stirring until the sauce clears and thickens and the livers are tender.