Braised Chicken and Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

1 kg chicken

12 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes

3 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 tablespoon sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 large onion

2 canned winter bamboo shoots

4 scallions

2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted and crushed

Method :

Discard the mushrooms stems and cut caps into thin slices. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces with a heavy cleaver. Use a bowl and mix the soy sauce, garlic,m sesame oil, chili powder and black pepper. Rub the chicken with the mixture. Marinate the chicken with this mixture for 1 hour. Heat a wok with the vegetable oil and stir-fry the well-drained chicken until brown on moderate heat. Add the mushrooms slices, half cup of liquid in which the mushrooms soaked and the remaining marinade from the chicken. Simmer with a lid for 20 minutes of until the chicken is tender.

Meanwhile, cut the onion into wedges and separate the layers of the onion. Cut the bamboo shoots into quarters and then into slices. Cut the scallions into bite-size lengths. Add o the simmering chicken and cook for another 2 minutes. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with steamed white rice.