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[Mains](/life/food/recipes/mains)

 /  20 April 2022  

#  Chicken &amp; Prawn Stir-Fry With Black Bean Sauce &amp; Coriander  


This might not be an authentic Chinese recipe – but the flavours of the black bean sauce, Chinese 5-spice and plenty of chilli really work. It's a dish often made with strips of pork tenderloin, but more popular is this chicken and prawn version. The cooking of the vegetables comes down to what you have in the fridge – just make sure they retain some of their crunch.  


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Serves

 6 

 



Total Time

 30 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    1 x 1.3kg free-range chicken, boned and skinned, or 2 chicken breasts, 2 thighs &amp; 2 drumsticks, boned &amp; skinned  

   4 garlic cloves, chopped  

   10cm piece of root ginger, peeled &amp; sliced or grated  

   2 tbsp of black bean sauce  

   ½ tsp of Chinese 5-spice  

   60ml of shaoxing wine or dry sherry  

   30ml of soy sauce  

   ½ tsp of salt  

   1 tsp of sugar  

   1 red pepper, sliced  

   100g of green beans, topped, tailed &amp; cut in half  

   100g of mangetout  

   100g of button mushrooms, sliced  

   100g of raw peeled prawns  

   100g of bean sprouts  

   1 tbsp of cornflour, mixed with a little water  

   30g of coriander, roughly chopped  

   1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed &amp; sliced diagonally  

   45ml of sunflower oil  

 



  

 To Serve  


   Steamed jasmine rice  

   Chilli oil or soy sauce  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Cut the chicken into finger-sized pieces. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a wok over a high heat. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant and golden.



 Step 2 

Add the black bean sauce, Chinese 5-spice, shaoxing wine or sherry, soy sauce, salt, sugar and chicken, then fry until the chicken is browned but not fully cooked through.



 Step 3 

Remove the chicken pieces with a slotted spoon and keep them warm.



 Step 4 

Add a little more oil if needed, then the red pepper, chillies, green beans, mangetout and mushrooms. Cook for a minute or so, then put the chicken back in the wok and add the prawns, bean sprouts and 100ml of water.



 Step 5 

Let the mixture bubble, add the cornflour paste and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened to a silky, clear honey-like consistency that clings to the chicken.



 Step 6 

Stir in the coriander and spring onions and remove from the heat.



 Step 7 

Serve with steamed jasmine rice and chilli oil or soy sauce.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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