Chicken With Oyster Sauce
from https://www.thespruceeats.com/
Prepared oyster sauce, available at most grocery stores, adds the essence of oysters to this dish. But the finished flavor of a dish served with oyster sauce--a compilation of ingredients including the prepared oyster sauce--becomes more savory than fishy.
1 pound chicken (boneless breasts or thighs, chopped into bite-size pieces)
For the Marinade:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
For the Sauce:
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon sherry (dry)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Stir-Fry:
2 tablespoons canola oil (divided)
1 garlic clove (minced)
1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
2 green onions (sliced on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces)
3 to 4 dried Chinese mushrooms (softened in warm water and sliced) [dried Shiitake mushrooms]
1 can bamboo shoots (or 1 can baby corn, drained)
Combine the first three marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat; sprinkle the cornstarch evenly across the meat and toss again. Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
While the chicken marinates, dissolve the cornstarch in the water, then mix it with all of the other sauce ingredients in a clean bowl.
Heat a wok or deep heavy skillet on high and add 1 tablespoon canola oil. When the oil shimmers, add the garlic, ginger and green onion, and stir-fry for about 1 minute or until fragrant and just starting to brown. Remove the aromatics with a slotted spoon. Add the chicken and stir-fry, stirring frequently, until the chicken changes color, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the chicken from the wok and discard the unused marinade.
Add the remaining oil, return the garlic, ginger and green onion to the wok, and stir-fry the mushrooms and bamboo shoots or baby corn for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the wok. Make a well in the middle and add the sauce, giving it a quick re-stir before combining it with the chicken and vegetables. Stir-fry for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and coats all of the ingredients.
Note: "Chinese mushrooms" is a broad term for a group of mushrooms commonly used in Chinese and oriental cookery. The range includes enokitake, jew's ear, pine mushrooms, oyster (shimeji) mushrooms, shitake and straw mushrooms.
Serves 4 to 6
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
Calories 309
Total Fat 17 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Unsaturated Fat 8 g
Cholesterol 63 mg
Sodium 867 mg
Carbohydrates 16 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 24 g
(The nutrition information on our recipes is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. Individual results may vary.)
