Chicken with Tofu and Black Beans

As I have mentioned earlier in my previous recipes, tofu is very versatile ingredient. You can use it in a variety of ways. Not only that. It imparts that nice delicate flavour and texture to food too. Check this quick recipe with chicken.

Ingredients:

500 g Chicken thigh fillets cut into large strips

250 g Tofu cut into large rectangles

1 tsp. Black beans

1 tsp. Garlic (minced)

1 pc. Onion (minced)

¼ tsp. Black pepper (powder)

3 tbsp. Premium dark soy sauce

2 pc. Ginger (thinly sliced, about 1 tsp.)

¾ cup Water

1 tbsp. Mirin

2 tbsp. Safflower oil (for sautéing)

2 tbsp. Safflower oil (for frying tofu)

1 tsp. Cornstarch

4 tbsp. Water (for suspending starch)

Cooking Instruction:

Heat oil in Teflon coated frying pan and fry both sides of the tofu until golden brown. Set aside tofu.

Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté the garlic and onion until garlic is golden brown and onion starts to caramelize. Add the ginger and chicken and stir fry for about 2 minutes at high heat and 3 minutes in medium heat. Add the black beans and mirin and stir. Add the tofu and water and turn up flame to high heat to start the water to boil. Simmer for about 15-20 minutes. If volume of water still exceeds about ½ cup, turn up heat and uncover to reduce the sauce to desired volume. In a small bowl, place the cornstarch and add water. Mix well to suspend starch evenly. Add to the cooking mixture and continue simmering until starch is cooked. Serve over rice or with steamed plain buns...