Name: Stir-fried Chicken with Asparagus and Mushrooms
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) fresh bean sprouts; 2 teaspoons cornflour; 3 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 2½ teaspoons salt; 225 g (8 oz) Fresh chestnut mushrooms; 225 g (8 oz) asparagus; 450 g (1 lb) boneless; skinless chicken breasts; 1 egg white; 350 ml (12 fl oz) groundnut oil or water (see variation); 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 3 tablespoons finely shredded spring onions; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon groundnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Easy Family Dishes

By Ken Hom

Published 1998

About

One key characteristic of Westernized Chinese cooking is its adaptability. Here is a popular dish found only in Chinese restaurants in the West. Shredded chicken is quickly velveted and then stir-fried with non-Chinese vegetables - asparagus and brown mushrooms. The unique Western produce is paired with ancient tradition, and the result is a dish unlike any found in China. A quick and easy recipe that is healthy and tasty at the same time, it is delicious accompanied by plain white rice.