Singapore Black Pepper Chicken

dianegrapegrower's Note:

This recipe, adapted from Steven Raichlen's "Big Flavor" cookbook is a winner. Easy to make, and very tasty. Have sauce made and veggies prepped before you start cooking. Sub snow peas for green beans when in season - delicious.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast , sliced into bite-sized pieces
• 3 scallions , chopped
• 1 red bell pepper , cored, seeded, and sliced into strips
• 8 ounces green beans , cut into bite-sized lengths
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
• 1 -2 chili pepper , minced
• 1 -2 tablespoon peanut oil
• 2 -3 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine (or other dry white wine)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce

Directions:

1. Heat oil in wok. Add onions, peppers, garlic, ginger, and green beans. Stirfry until crisp tender and remove from wok, leaving as much oil as possible behind. Keep warm.
2. Add chicken to oil in wok, and stirfry until done through. Push chicken up the sides of the work, and add sauce. Heat sauce, and as it thickens, stir in chicken.
3. Add veggies back to chicken in wok. Add black pepper. Stir to combine and reheat veggies if needed. Serve immediately over hot rice.

Reviews

[jrusk]

I didn't have a bell pepper but I added celery for extra crunch. This was good but I've had better. I tossed this with rice noodles before serving and that was really good.

[stonecoldcrazy]

Very good, nice flavor. I sauted the chicken and veggies in garlic infused olive oil to give them more flavor. Had to omit peanut oil due to allergy.