Chicken in black bean sauce
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tb Dry sherry
- 1 tb Soy sauce
- 2 ts Sesame oil
- 1 x -----------sauce------------
- 1/2 c Chicken stock
- 2 ts Cornstarch
- 1/2 ts Sugar
- 1 ts Soy sauce
- 1 ts Hot chili paste
- 1 tb Vegetable oil
- 2 ea Cloves garlic
- 2 ts Minced fresh ginger
- 2 tb Fermented black beans
Instructions:
Cut chicken into 3/4 inch pieces. Combine sherry soy and sesame oil in a 4-cup microwaveable casserole. Toss chicken in mixture cover and marinate while preparing other ingredients. In a small boil combine stock cornstarch soy sauce sugar chili paste; set aside. Prepare garlic ginger and black beans; set aside. Microwave chicken and marinade covered at high for 4 to 6 minutes or until chicken is opaque and tender. Stir twice during cooking. Stand covered while making sauce. In a 2 cup glass measure microwave vegetable oil at high for 1 minute or until hot. Stir in garlic ginger and black beans and microwave uncovered high for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in stock mixture until smooth and microwave at high for 1 1/2 to 3 minutes or until sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Stir once. Drain liquid off chicken pour black bean sauce over stir and serve immediately.



