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Asparagus And Chicken In Black Bean Sauce

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Chinese	Chicken, Chinese	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Chicken thighs
12		Asparagus spears
3	T	Peanut or corn oil
		MARINADE:
1	T	Dry sherry
1	t	Cornstarch
2	t	Thin soy sauce
1	pn	Sugar
		SAUCE:
2	t	Fermented black beans
3		Cloves garlic, minced
1/2	t	Brown sugar
2	t	Black soy sauce
3/4	c	Chicken stock
		Cornstarch paste as
		thickener
2 1/2		ections. Rinse fermented black beans. In bowl, combine and

INSTRUCTIONS

Marinating:  With sharp paring knife, scrape chicken meat from thigh;
slice into thin strips across the grain. (Breast meat is not  preferred
for this dish, as meat is too dry and spongy.) Combine  sherry, soy,
cornstarch and sugar in bowl; massage liquid into meat  with your
fingers. Marinate for 15 to 30 minutes. Preparation: Wash  asparagus;
peel tough white outer skin off ends; slice on diagonal in  mash black
beans and garlic, brown sugar, black soy sauce and chicken  stock;
stir; reserve for 15 minutes. Stir-Frying: Add 2/3 of oil to  hot wok;
when oil is very hot, add chicken. Stir-fry for about 3  minutes on
high heat - or until chicken begins to shrink and firm up.  Remove
chicken to holding bowl. Reheat wok to high, add remaining  oil. When
oil is hot, add black bean sauce. Stir-fry for 1 minute.  Add
asparagus; mix with sauce. Stir sauce with asparagus. When sauce
boils, add cooked chicken; toss to combine. Dribble in a little
cornstarch paste if needed; cornstarch in chicken marinade might be
enough. Toss ingredients until very little liquid remains and is
reduced to glaze. Dish is ready when asparagus brightens. If you  still
have too much liquid, remove ingredients, continue to reduce  sauce,
then return ingredients to coat them with sauce. Serve in  individual
portions.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 110 Calories From Fat: 74 Total Fat: 8.3g Cholesterol: 22.8mg Sodium: 122.8mg Potassium: 99.8mg Carbohydrates: 2.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 5.4g