Based on a lunch dish from the Pacific Resort's beachside Black Rock Cafe.
Sauce
4 Tbsp | Oyster sauce |
2 Tbsp | Fish sauce |
1 Tbsp | Brown sugar |
Chicken
200 g | Chicken breasts, boned, or chicken fillet (Main) |
4 tsp | Sesame oil |
1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
1 | Egg, lightly beaten |
6 Tbsp | Cornflour |
1 serving | Oil, enough for frying |
Stir-fry
2 Tbsp | Extra virgin olive oil |
1 | Onion, halved, cut into wedges |
6 | Garlic cloves, thinly sliced |
1 Tbsp | Fresh ginger, thinly sliced |
100 g | Beans, snake or round, cut into 5cm lenghts (Main) |
½ cup | Fresh coriander, leaves and stalks chopped |
1 | Spring onion, finely sliced |
1 Tbsp | Butter |
1 tsp | Sesame seeds, to garnish |
Directions
- Combine the sauce ingredients in a small jug. Cut the chicken into strips.
- Marinate in the combined sesame oil, salt, pepper, egg and cornflour for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil for deep-frying.
- Fry the chicken for a few minutes until the coating is cooked and lightly golden.
- Drain on paper towels. Heat a wok over high heat.
- Add the olive oil. Stir-fry the onion, garlic and ginger for two minutes, until the onion has softened.
- Add the chicken. Stir-fry for one minute then add the sauce mixture, snake beans, coriander, spring onion and butter.
- Heat through.
- Serve garnished with sesame seed.
- Superb served with jasmine rice.