Chicken With Chinese Mushrooms

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 cup soy sauce; or more to taste
• 1 tsp chopped fresh ginger
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• salt & pepper to taste
• 2 boneless chicken breasts;
• -diced 1-inch pieces
• 2 Tbsp cooking oil
• 1 cup onion; coarsely diced
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots
• 1/2 cup water chestnuts
• 1 cup diced chinese cabbage
• 1 cup coarsely chopped broccoli
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 3 large chinese black mushrooms;
• -diced
• 1 large pinch of sugar
• 1 large pinch of five-spice powder
• 1 splash of oyster sauce
• 1 splash of soy sauce
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Directions

Yield: 4 Servings

Combine 1 cup soy sauce, the ginger, baking soda, sesame oil, & a pinch each of salt & pepper to make a marinade. Marinate the chicken for 2
hours, drain, & set aside. Preheat a wok over high heat w/ 2 Tbsp. cooking
oil. Add onion & lightly stir-fry. Stir in chicken & then the remaining vegetables. Add sugar, five-spice powder, oyster sauce, & a splash of soy sauce. Add Chicken Broth & bring to boil. Mix cornstarch with water to make a
smooth paste. Slowly pour into Chicken Broth, stirring constantly until stock thickens & becomes clear.

Serve. Note: Chinese black mushrooms are
available fresh in some larger markets. Otherwise, you can buy them dried.
With these, soak to reconstitute, remove stems, & dice buttons.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: www.chef2chef.net
Submitted By: Meryl
starmer@prodigy.net
Chicken With Chinese Mushrooms