Black Bean Chicken

This dish is super quick and easy, but packs a lot of flavour. We cut back on the chicken and increased the peppers keeping the marinade and sauce the same, but you could easily increase the chicken instead.

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Black Bean Chicken (from Every Grain of Rice)

Ingredients
2 boneless chicken thighs (225g), cut into 3/8" cubes
1 small green bell pepper or 1/2 each red and green
3 tbsp cooking oil
3 garlic cloves, sliced
an equivalent amount of ginger, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp fermented black beans, rinsed and drained
1 - 2 tsp ground chilies
2 tbsp finely sliced spring onion greens
1 tsp sesame oil
Marinade
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp potato flour
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce

1. Mix chicken with marinade ingredients. Set aside.
2. Cut peppers into small squares to match chicken.
3. Heat wok over high heat and add 1 tbsp of oil. Add pepper and stir-fry until hot and slightly cooked, but still crisp. Remove and set aside.
4. Reheat wok over high heat. Add remainder of oil. Add chicken with marinade and stir-fry to separate pieces.
5. When chicken is pale, add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant.
6. Add ground chili and return peppers to wok.
7. Stir-fry until chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat. Stir in spring onions and sesame oil. Serve.