Thursday 13 (20-07-2006)
Scouser’s Thursday 13 this week consists of 13 ingredients for Chicken with Yellow bean sauce.
- 450g / 1lb Skinless, bonless chicken breasts.
- 1 Egg white, beaten.
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch).
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar.
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce.
- 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar.
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil.
- 1 Garlic clove, crushed.
- 1 cm / 1/2 inch piece fresh root ginger, grated.
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded & diced.
- 2 large mushrooms, sliced.
- 3 tbsp yellow bean sauce.
- 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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July 20th, 2006 at 10:22 am
That looks like a good recipe..
I had to go read about where you are from because I have never heard about yellow bean sauce. I don’t know what that is. The rest of the recipe all made sense..
Good Thirteen!
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July 20th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
Mmmmmm Chickern… Garlic… Mushrooms!!!!
Bean Sauce? I’m all for it!
Thanks! Happy TT.
July 20th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
yum… sounds good- I’m not sure I’ve ever SEEN yellow bean sauce though-
July 20th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
Oh, If I hadnt just cooked spagetti, I would get the chicken out…That sounds wonderful. I will have to make it
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September 3rd, 2006 at 4:21 am
ummm.. where are you? are you on a blogging break or did you disappear?
September 7th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Sounds like a good recipe, very unusual. I wonder if this is a fusion recipe…like spanish and asian? Unique.
I take it you must be super busy or on holiday…hope things are well with you…and your blogging abence is because you are having a good time.
Here is my sept 7 TT
September 8th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
damn it man where are you???
starting to get a little worried now.
i can only hope that you are busy and happy
September 8th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
How wonderfully clever!!!
and it sounds delicious! Thanks!!
Stop by!
September 12th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
@ Candy Minx: The recipe is Asian (Chinese I think).
@ All: I’m still alive, just been extremely busy.
October 13th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
Sounds good…now only if I had the ambition to cook…hehehe
Happy TT!