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skinless garlic fresh ginger red pepper vegetable oil salt soy sauce sherry Chinese black bean sauce sugar cornstarch head of green leaf lettuce carrot scallions mint
Viewed: 49 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 3 large garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese black bean sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
- 1 head of green-leaf lettuce, leaves separated
- 1 large carrot, coarsely shredded on a box grater
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup shredded mint
Method
- In a medium bowl, toss the diced chicken thighs with the garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper and 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Let the chicken stand for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small cup, combine the soy sauce with the dry sherry, black bean sauce and sugar.
- Stir in the dissolved cornstarch.
- Heat a large skillet or wok until very hot to the touch.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and heat until smoking, swirling the skillet to coat with the hot oil.
- Add the marinated chicken and stir-fry over high heat until browned all over, about 10 minutes.
- Stir the sauce and add it to the chicken, stirring to coat; cook just until the sauce is thickened and glossy, about 1 minute.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves, shredded carrot, sliced scallions and shredded mint in separate serving bowls and serve with the chicken.
