Chicken with Fresh Mushrooms

Name: Chicken with Fresh Mushrooms (鮮菇鷄片)
Yield: It serves 2 to 3 as a main course.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 quarter -sized slices peeled ginger; ½ cup sliced bamboo shoots; ½ pound sliced fresh mushrooms; 4 tablespoons oil; 1 pound sliced chicken breast, velveted; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons chicken stock or water; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; ½ teaspoon salt

鮮菇鷄片

Preparation info

It serves
2 to 3
as a main course.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

Light and simple, this is a delicious dish with a distinctive mushroom flavor.

Ingredients

1 pound sliced chicken breast, velveted
½ cup sliced bamboo shoots</

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Velvet the sliced chicken breast (may be done up to 1 hour in advance; do not refrigerate). Rinse and drain the sliced bamboo shoots. Wipe the mushrooms with a damp paper towel; dry and slice them.

Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot; add 2 tablespoons<