Chicken with Hoisin Sauce

Name: Chicken with Hoisin Sauce (Jung Bao Gai Ding)
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: ¾ cup sweet red pepper: dice into ½-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; ¾ cup green snap beans: wash, dry, remove ends, cut into ½-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons white wine mixed with 1 teaspoon ginger juice; ½ cup bamboo shoots: dice into ¼-inch pieces; ¼ cup fresh water chestnuts: dice into ¼-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; ½ cup raw cashews: dry-roast over very low heat until lightly browned, then set aside; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 1½ tablespoons white wine; 3 teaspoons cornstarch; Pinch of white pepper; 1 slice fresh ginger; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 pound chicken cutlets, diced into ½-inch pieces; 2 garlic cloves, minced; ½ teaspoon salt; 4½ tablespoons peanut oil

Jung Bao Gai Ding

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Chinese Banquet Cookbook

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Published 1985

About

The people of Shanghai tell a story about this dish. It seems the crown prince was traveling incognito about China and came upon a small restaurant in Shanghai, where it was fed to him. He is reported to have interrupted his trip and returned to Peking in order to tell the Imperial chef about it. It is a lovely story about a lovely preparation.

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Asia
China
Shanghai
Main course

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