EMPRESS CHICKEN

Ingredients:
Chicken breasts - 6
Chicken cube  -1
salt - 1 tsp
Corn flour - 1 tsp
Long beans - 250 gms (diagonally cut 3 cm lengths)
Sugar - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 piece (finely chopped)
Onions - 2 (finely shredded)
Bamboo shoot - 1 piece (finely sliced)
Water chestnuts - 10 (finely sliced)
Shallots - 8 (green ends only diagonally cut 3 cm lengths)
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Sesame oil -1 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method:

• remove skin and bones from breasts and shred finely.
• Crush chicken cube, combine with salt and sugar and sprinkle over shreds.
• Mix and let stand 10 minutes.
• Place beans and sugar in boiling water; allow to stand in water for 2 minutes, drain and reserve liquid.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil, stir fry ginger and chicken until white. Remove.
• Add remainder of oil, stir fry drained beans, bamboo shoots, onions,and water chestnuts.
• Return chicken and toss well with vegetables.
• Add green shallot ends,check seasoning,add half cup of bean liquid.
• Add cornflour blended with soy and sesame oil.
• Serve garnished with shredded red ginger.