Singapore Black Pepper Chicken

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.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 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.