Stir-fried chicken and tomatoes w/b.bean

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2teaspoonsFermented black beans
1Chicken breast
2Tomatoes
1Clove garlic
1tablespoonSherry
1teaspoonSugar
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonSoy sauce
1dashPepper
2teaspoonsCornstarch
3tablespoonsWater
2tablespoonsOil
¼cupStock

Directions

1. Soak fermented black beans.

2. Skin and bone chicken; then dice. Peel and dice tomatoes. Mince garlic and mash with soaked black beans.

3. In one cup, combine sherry, sugar, salt, soy sauce and pepper. In another, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste.

4. Heat oil. Add garlic-black bean mixture; stir-fry a few times. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes).

5. Sprinkle with sherry-sugar mixture; stir-fry 1 minute more.

6. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in tomatoes gently to heat through.

7. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once.

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