Braised Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

Name: Braised Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms chicken parts (from about one 4-pound chicken), cut into 2-inch segments with a cleaver or heavy knife; 3 jalapeños, sliced, or 3 dried red chili peppers; 59 milliliters roughly chopped cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 59 milliliters dried fermented black beans (see note above); 6 large cloves garlic, peeled; 4 servings Kosher salt; 473 milliliters low-sodium homemade or store-bought chicken broth; 946 milliliters vegetable, canola, or peanut oil; 118 milliliters chinese rice wine; 6 scallions, sliced

Braised Chicken with Black Bean Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 48g of protein, 273g of fat, and a total of 2721 calories. If you have chicken parts, chili peppers, cilantro leaves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mince garlic and fermented black beans together, until you have a mashed-up combination of the two.

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Douchi

Garlic

Ground Meat

Preheat the oil in a wok, Dutch oven, or deep fryer 350°F. Dredge the chicken in the cornstarch. Deep fry chicken until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Deep Fryer

Dutch Oven

Wok

Remove the chicken with a slotted strainer. Strain and oil and reserve for another use.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Sieve

Heat 1 tablespoon of used oil in a large wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat until smoking. Stir-fry the garlic and black bean mixture in the oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Wok

Add the pieces of chicken and continue to stir-fry until the pieces are all evenly coated, about 30 seconds longer.

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Whole Chicken

Add rice wine and stock.

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Rice Wine

Stock

Add chilies if using. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, then cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Chili Pepper

Remove chicken and set aside. Increase heat to high and cook without a lid until sauce is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Season sauce to taste with salt, pour sauce over chicken, garnish with scallions or cilantro, and serve immediately.

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Green Onions