Chicken With Mushrooms (moo Goo Gai Pin)

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 12 ounces chicken meat, sliced
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch or 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon chinese wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 3 drops sesame seed oil (more or less)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, may also omit)
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, quartered
• 1/3 cup bamboo shoot, sliced
• 1/2 cup onion, wedged
• 2 green onions, cut to 1-inch lengths
• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/3 cup green pepper, cut to 1-inch squares
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil (do not use olive oil) or 2 tablespoons other oil (do not use olive oil)
• 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chinese wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 3 drops sesame seed oil (more or less)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch or 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 marinate chicken with 1 tablespoons tapioca starch or cornstarch, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoons wine, crushed red chilies (if using), and drops of sesame seed oil while preparing other ingredients.
• 2 heat wok or large frypan, add oil and when hot, brown green onion, garlic and ginger, put in chicken and saute until meat changes colour (about 4 minutes).
• 3 add vegetables and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes; add sauce and cook until it boils; mix thoroughly.
• 4 serve with either plain rice or fried rice.