Mauritius Island

Chicken with black mushrooms and bamboo shoots

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Ingredients :

(for 5 personnes)
-250 to 500g chicken breast
-1 to 2 slices of ginger (according to personal taste) to be cut into thin strips
-1 onion, sliced
-50 to 75g black mushrooms (soak in warm water and drain)
-50g bamboo shoots
-1 tbsp white wine or rice wine
-soya sauce, corn flour, groundnut oil

Method :

Cut the chicken into equal-sized slices.
Add 1 teaspoon of corn flour or manioc flour, 1 tablespoon of soya sauce, 1 tablespoon of white wine or rice wine, 1 tablespoon of oil and some salt to the chicken pieces. Leave to marinate for one hour.
Sauce (1)
In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup of water (65ml) together with 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of corn flour or manioc flour and some salt.
Note: if you want to have more sauce, add more water and oyster sauce.
Cooking:
Heat the oil over a high heat. Add the onions and the ginger strips along with the chicken pieces. Simmer gently for about 4 minutes.
Then, pour in the sauce (1), the black mushrooms, the bamboo shoots and simmer for a further 4 minutes whilst stirring.
Serve on a bed of white rice.