Black Bean Chicken Recipe( 豆豉雞 )

Over here on this blog , we strive to stay away from using just salt as an essential ingredient to add flavours. Much like korean cuisine, asian cuisine have they’re own pre-made ingredients like fermented black soybeans. I promise you won’t regret putting this black bean chicken on your dinner table.

INGREDIENTS:

• 6pcs chicken thigh
• 2 tbsp black beans
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 big shallot
• ½ onion
• 1 green onion
• 2 or 3 slices of ginger

Marinade sauce:

• ½  tsp oyster sauce
• ⅓  tsp  dark soy sauce
• ½  tsp  sugar
• ½  tsp  soy sauce
• ½  tsp  pepper
• 1 tbsp  cooking wine

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BLACK BEANS?

Yes, fermented black beans to be exact. Fermented black beans also known as “douchi” is a fermented and salted black soybean that is popular among asian cuisine. You tend to see this in seafood dishes as well.

INSTRUCTIONS:

First, pluck the remaining hairs on the chicken thighs and wash.  After washing, dry it up and cut them into 3 pcs each. Marinade them for about 4 hours.

Second, slice the ginger, garlic and shallots ( cut it into thicker slices). Cut the green onion into 1 inch pieces

Next, wash the black beans and dry them. Use a spoon to crush the black beans.

Then, put ½ tbsp of oil and fry with onion and shallot on low heat until you can smell the flavours. Take them out and put them aside.

Using the same wok, put ½ tbsp of oil and fry with ginger and garlic until the flavours come out. Fry both sides of chicken thigh until golden brown then put the black bean 

Lastly, put in the previously fried ginger, garlic, onion, green onion and shallot and mix them evenly. Put the lid on for about 1 minutes. 

Serve.

TIPS

• Crush the black beans to get the maximum flavours out of it 

Black Bean Chicken ( 豆豉雞 )

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Ingredients

  

• 6 pcs chicken thigh
• 2 tbsp black bean
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 big shallot
• ½ onion
• 1 green onion
• 2 or 3 slices of ginger

Marinade Sauce

• ½ tsp oyster sauce
• ⅓ tsp dark soy sauce
• ½ tsp sugar
• ½ tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp cooking wine

Instructions

 

• Pluck the remaining hairs on the chicken thighs and wash. After washing, dry it up and cut them into 3 pcs each. Marinade them for about 4 hours.
• Slice the ginger, garlic and shallot ( cut it into thicker slices). Cut the green onion into 1 inch pieces
• Wash the black beans and dry them. Use a spoon to crush the black beans.
• Put ½ tbsp of oil and fry with onion and shallot on low heat until you can smell the flavours. Take them out and put them aside.
• Using the same wok, put ½ tbsp of oil and fry with ginger and garlic until the flavours come out. Fry both sides of chicken thigh until golden brown then put the black bean
• Lastly, put in the previously fried ginger, garlic, onion, green onion and shallot and mix them evenly. Put the lid on for about 1 minutes.
• Serve.

Notes

1. Crush the black beans to get the maximum flavours out of it
2. When frying the chicken , fry the chicken skin side first for a tastier dish!

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