Recipe - Chicken Blackbean

SONNY KOCAK (CJBG81B
2 One half pound Chicken; w/bone or w/o
1 lg Onion
2 Green bell pepper
2 teaspoon Ginger
2 Garlic cloves; large
2 tablespoon Fermented black beans
2 tablespoon Dark soy sauce
2 tablespoon Dry sherry
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 cup Water
1 One half tablespoon Cornstarch
3 tablespoon Water
4 tablespoon Peanut oil
One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Sesame oil (opt.)

PREPARATIONS: Cut up the chicken, onion, green bell pepper into 1inch
cubes. Mince the ginger; coarsely chop the garlic. Rinse and coarsely chop
the fermented black beans. Put the chicken on your working platter with the
onions, peppers, black beans,, and garlic, all in seperate piles. Mix the
seasonings (dark soy, dry sherry, sugar, water), dissolve the cornstarch in
a separate bowl; have the sesame oil nearby. All this may be done hours
ahead of time. Cover and refrigerate the chicken and vegetables. Bring to
room temperature before stirfrying.

STIRFRYING: Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot,
add tablespoon oil, swirl, and heat for 30 seconds. Scatter in the onions
and peppers and stirfry vigorously with the salt for about 1 minute.
Remove to a dish. Add the remianing 2 tablespoons oil to the hot pan, heat
a few seconds, then heat the ginger,, black beans, and garlic for a few
seconds, stirring all the time. Add the chicken and toss and stir until all
the pieces are yellowwhitish about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the seasoning
mixture, stir, and when it bubbles, turn the heat to medium, cover, and let
the chicken steamcook vigorously for 10 minutes, stirring the pieces every
now and then. Uncover, turn heat high, add the onions and peppers, and stir
in sweeping and tossing motions for 1 minute. Dissolve cornstarch in 3 Tb.
of water. Give the cornstarch mixture a big stir and pour it into the pan,
stirring in a circular motion until the chicken and vegetables are smoothly
glazed. Add the sesame oil, give the contents a few sweeping folds, and
pour into a hot serving dish.

Posted to EATL Digest 29 Sep 96

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:46:07 0500

From: LD Goss ldgoss@METRONET.COM