| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains | Chinese | Poultry | 4 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | t | Fermented black beans |
| 1 | Chicken breast | |
| 1 | Bitter melon | |
| 1 | Clove garlic | |
| 1/2 | c | Stock |
| 1 | t | Cornstarch |
| 1 | T | Sherry |
| 3 | Sesame oil, more or less | |
| 2 | T | Oil |
| 1 | T | Oil |
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 1 | t | Soy sauce |
INSTRUCTIONS
Soak fermented black beans. Skin and bone chicken; then cut in strips. Cut bitter melon lengthwise in half and scoop out seeds; then cut in strips and parboil 3 minutes. Mince garlic and mash with soaked black beans. Combine stock, cornstarch, sherry and sesame oil. Heat oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 2 minutes). Remove from pan. Heat remaining oil. Add black bean mixture and stir-fry a few times. Add bitter melon and stir-fry to heat through (about 1 minute). Return chicken; then stir in stock mixture and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat. Stir in sugar and soy sauce to blend in (about 1 minute more). Serve at once. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 270
Calories From Fat: 130
Total Fat: 14.6g
Cholesterol: 75mg
Sodium: 350.8mg
Potassium: 268.4mg
Carbohydrates: 4.6g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 1.8g
Protein: 27.6g