Malaysian•quick
Braised Chicken in Oyster Sauce
Delishar recipe - Malaysian

- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 chicken legs (chopped)
- 1 tbsp shao xing wine
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- dash of white pepper
- 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms (sliced into 4)
- 3 cloves garlic (peeled & lightly smashed)
- 1 inch thumb old ginger (sliced)
- 3 stalks spring onions (cut white part into 2 inch length (reserve some for garnish))
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- Corn starch slurry
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2.5 tsp sugar
- salt adjust to taste
- Chopped spring onions
Instructions
- 1
Marinate chicken with all the ingredients listed under 'chicken marinade' for 30 minutes.
- 2
Heat sesame oil in wok or pot over medium high heat.
- 3
Stir-fry garlic, ginger, and spring onion until fragrant.
- 4
Add chicken to brown both sides.
- 5
Add mushrooms to cook for 30 seconds.
- 6
Pour in all the ingredients for sauce, and give it a stir.
- 7
Bring to boil, cover, and reduce heat to low.
- 8
Allow to simmer for 35-45 minutes until chicken is tender and sauce reduced.
- 9
Drizzle in cornstarch slurry while stirring to thicken sauce.
- 10
Serve garnished with chopped spring onions.