Archive for July, 2006

Thursday 13 (20-07-2006)

Thursday, July 20th, 2006


Scouser’s Thursday 13 this week consists of 13 ingredients for Chicken with Yellow bean sauce.

  1. 450g / 1lb Skinless, bonless chicken breasts.
  2. 1 Egg white, beaten.
  3. 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch).
  4. 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar.
  5. 1 tbsp light soy sauce.
  6. 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar.
  7. 3 tbsp vegetable oil.
  8. 1 Garlic clove, crushed.
  9. 1 cm / 1/2 inch piece fresh root ginger, grated.
  10. 1 green bell pepper, seeded & diced.
  11. 2 large mushrooms, sliced.
  12. 3 tbsp yellow bean sauce.
  13. Yellow or green (bell) pepper strips to garnish.

Trim any fat from the chicken. Cut the meat into 2.5 cm / 1 inch cubes.

Mix the egg white and cornflour (cornstarch) in a shallow bowl. Add the chicken and turn in the mixture to coat. Leave to stand for 20 mins.

Mix the vinegar, soy sauce & sugar in a bowl.

Remove the chicken from the egg white mixture.

Heat the oil in a preheated wok, add the chicken and stir fry for 3 - 4 mins until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the wok with a slotted spoon, set asside & keep warm.

Add the garlic, ginger, (bell) pepper & mushrooms to the wok and stir fry for 1 - 2 mins.

Add the yellow bean sauce and cook for 1 min, stir in the vinegar mixture and return the chicken to the wok. Cook for 1 - 2 mins and serve hot, garnished with (bell) pepper strips.


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