Chicken and Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry
Easy Chicken and shiitake mushroom stir fry with tenderest chicken and strong flavor of mushrooms
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6-8 fresh shiitake mushrooms (, remove roots and cut into slices. )
- 1 chicken thigh (, remove the skin and cut into bit size cubes)
- 1/4 tsp. salt (optional (you can skip this for a less salted dish))
- 1/2 tbsp. cooking wine
- 1/2 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp. water or chicken stock
- 1/4 tsp. white pepper
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp. cooking oil as needed
- 1/4 thumb ginger (, peeled and slices )
- 1 garlic cloves (sliced)
- 4 scallions (cut into small sections white part and green part separated.)
- 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 1 tsp. sesame oil (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Cut the chicken into 2cm cubes. If you are using chicken breast, you can perfer thick slices. Add salt (or skip the salt if you want a less salted dish), Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, and white pepper. Mix well.
- 2
Add water in. Grasp the chicken slice until all the juice is well absorbed, then add cornstarch. Mix in around ½ tablespoon of vegetable cooking oil and set aside for 15 minutes.
- 3
Remove the ends of the mushrooms, and wash them under running water. Then slice it into thin slices.
- 4
Heat your wok or pan first. Add cooking oil, spread the chicken in when the oil begins to warm but not hot. Let them stay for around 3-5 seconds and then quickly fry them until become pale. Transfer out immediately.
- 5
Keep around 1 tablespoon of oil and fry garlic, ginger, and scallion until aromatic.
- 6
Place shiitake mushroom in then add light soy sauce. Fry for around 1 minute until the shiitake mushrooms becomes soft. At the beginning, the mushroom can be slightly dry, keep frying. They will become soft quickly.
- 7
Return the chicken cubes and add oyster sauce. Mix well.
- 8
Lastly, we add the scallion sections and some sesame oil for a shinning appearance.
- 9
Serve hot! You can optionally garnish some toasted sesame seeds.