Yu Shiang Chicken
Love a classic stir-fried dish? This Yu Hsiang chicken recipe changes up the usual shredded pork using shredded chicken. It is full of diverse flavors and textures with its sweet and tangy sauce and an assortment of vegetables.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- Oil for frying
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Chinkiang vinegar
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 3 tbsp water
- 5 g green onions
- 10 g garlic
- 5 g Thai chili pepper
- 1 tbsp of sweet soybean paste
- 50 g wood ear mushrooms
- 50 g fresh green and red chili peppers
Instructions
- 1
Start by rinsing the dried mushrooms under cold water to remove any debris. Place them in a bowl and cover with warm water, allowing them to soak for 20 to 30 minutes until fully expanded and tender. After rehydration, drain and rinse the mushrooms if desired.
- 2
Clean and slice the chicken breasts into thin strips.
- 3
Marinate the chicken strips with cooking wine, egg white, and cornstarch. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.
- 4
Chop into bits the green onions, Thai chili pepper, and garlic.
- 5
Cut into shreds the wood ear mushrooms and red and green chili peppers.
- 6
In a bowl, make the sauce by mixing light soy sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, cornstarch, and water. Blend it well.
- 7
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the marinated chicken strips. Fry until tender and flesh white. Set aside.
- 8
Heat oil in the pan again and sauté green onions, Thai chili pepper, and garlic.
- 9
Add sweet soybean paste for a spicy kick, and stir until the red oil starts to melt.
- 10
Add wood ear mushrooms and fresh green and red chili pepper shreds. Keep stirring until they become tender.
- 11
Transfer the fried chicken strips to the pan.
- 12
Give the sauce another mix and pour it into the pan.
- 13
Stir-fry about seven to eight times until everything is well-coated in the delicious sauce. The sauce should start to thicken.
- 14
Serve this dish with a bowl of rice and have it as your main or side dish.