Stir-fried chicken and oyster sauce #1

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Chicken breast
1 Scallion stalk
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry
2 tablespoons Water
½ teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Oil
2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
½ cup Stock

Directions

1. Skin and bone chicken; then slice or dice.

2. Mince scallion, then combine with cornstarch, soy sauce, sherry, water and salt. Add to chicken and toss. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Heat oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes).

4. Add oyster sauce and sugar; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more.

5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, over medium heat, until done (2 to 3 minutes). Serve at once. VARIATIONS: 1. For the scallion, substitute 2 slices fresh ginger root, minced.

2. In step 4, omit the sugar; add with the oyster sauce 1 cup canned button mushrooms.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

Related recipes