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Chicken and Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry

Easy Chicken and shiitake mushroom stir fry with tenderest chicken and strong flavor of mushrooms

Ingredients

  • 6-8 fresh shiitake mushrooms , remove roots and cut into slices.
  • 1 chicken thigh , remove the skin and cut into bit size cubes

Marinating Sauce

  • 1/4 tsp. salt optional (you can skip this for a less salted dish)
  • 1/2 tbsp. cooking wine
  • 1/2 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp. water or chicken stock
  • 1/4 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil

Stir fry

  • 3 tbsp. cooking oil as needed
  • 1/4 thumb ginger , peeled and slices
  • 1 garlic cloves sliced
  • 4 scallions cut into small sections white part and green part separated.
  • 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil optional

Instructions

How to marinate the chicken for stir-frying

  • Cut the chicken into 2cm cubes. If you are using chicken breast, you can perfer thick slices. Add salt (or skip the salt if you want a less salted dish), Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, and white pepper. Mix well.
  • Add water in. Grasp the chicken slice until all the juice is well absorbed, then add cornstarch. Mix in around ½ tablespoon of vegetable cooking oil and set aside for 15 minutes.

Prepare the Chinese mushrooms

  • Remove the ends of the mushrooms, and wash them under running water. Then slice it into thin slices.

Stir fry

  • Heat your wok or pan first. Add cooking oil, spread the chicken in when the oil begins to warm but not hot. Let them stay for around 3-5 seconds and then quickly fry them until become pale. Transfer out immediately.
  • Keep around 1 tablespoon of oil and fry garlic, ginger, and scallion until aromatic.
  • Place shiitake mushroom in then add light soy sauce. Fry for around 1 minute until the shiitake mushrooms becomes soft. At the beginning, the mushroom can be slightly dry, keep frying. They will become soft quickly.
  • Return the chicken cubes and add oyster sauce. Mix well.
  • Lastly, we add the scallion sections and some sesame oil for a shinning appearance.
  • Serve hot! You can optionally garnish some toasted sesame seeds.

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