Chinese Chickens Recipes - Chicken and Black Beans Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons raw dark chicken meat

• salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1 teaspoon ginger sherry

• sesame oil

• 1 teaspoon soy sauce

• corn-flour

• 2-3 thin slices fresh ginger

• 1 clove garlic

• 1 tablespoon canned black beans peanut oil

• 1 small onion, chopped

• 1 small ladle chicken stock

• 1 dessertspoon water

---

Method:

1. Cut the chicken meat into slices and place them in a bowl. Add a pinch salt, sugar, Ve-Tsin , 1/2 teaspoon sherry, few drops sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce and a pinch corn-flour and work all thoroughly together. Leave to rest.

2. Chop the ginger and garlic. Add the black beans and mash together to a smooth paste. Heat 1 dessertspoon of peanut oil in frying-pan and cook the onion in it for 1-2 minutes. Add the above paste and cook for a further minute.

3. Meanwhile, have deep peanut oil heating to 375°F. or 190°C. Drop the chicken pieces into it and cook them till a warm gold color.

4. Drain them and add them to  the frying-pan. Add also another pinch salt, sugar, Ve-Tsin, the remaining sherry, few drops sesame oil, remaining soy sauce and the stock. Bring to the boil.

5. Finally, blend 1 level teaspoon corn-flour with the water, stir it in and boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn the mixture into a heated dish and serve at once.