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Chicken in black bean sauce

Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 orange pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • 2 red chilli peppers, seeded and finely sliced
  • 4 chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
  • 4 spring onions, cut into 3cm slices
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 120 g black bean sauce 2
  • 2 tbsp sherry
  • 100 ml water

Instructions
 

  • Make the sauce. Place the cornflour in a small bowl, add a little water to form a paste, then gradually add the remaining water, along with black bean sauce and sherry. Mix well and set aside.
  • Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan, over a medium heat add the onion and peppers and fry for a couple of mins.
  • Add the garlic, chilli and chicken and cook for about 5-8 mins until cooked and tender, then add the spring onions.
  • Add the sauce to the pan and allow to thicken a little.
  • Serve alongside some plain boiled rice, chow mein and crispy seaweed.