Name: Pork and chicken with black bean sauce
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 egg whites; 1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour; 3 pork fillets, cut into thin strips; 2 chicken breasts, cut into thin strips; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 2 tablespoon canned black beans; 1 clove garlic; 5 centimetre piece green ginger; 1 teaspoon chinese chilli sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 red pepper; 2 shallots; 2/3 cup water; 1 chicken stock cube; 2 teaspoon cornflour, extra

Ingredients

3 egg whites

1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour

3 pork fillets, cut into thin strips

2 chicken breasts, cut into thin strips

vegetable oil, for deep-frying

2 tablespoon canned black beans

1 clove garlic

5 centimetre piece green ginger

1 teaspoon chinese chilli sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon dry sherry

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 red pepper

2 shallots

2/3 cup water

1 chicken stock cube

2 teaspoon cornflour, extra

Method

1.Put egg whites and cornflour into bowl, mix well. Add chicken and pork strips, a few at a time; stir to coat meat completely.

2.Heat oil in pan or wok, deep-fry meat, a few pieces at a time, until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from pan, drain well. Repeat with remaining meat.

3.Soak black beans in water for 30 minutes, rinse, drain well. Put black beans, garlic, grated green ginger, chilli sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, sherry, oyster sauce and sugar into blender, blend at medium speed for 30 seconds or until smooth.

4.Drain oil from pan, add black bean mixture, stir over gentle heat until mixture boils. Stir in combined water, the crumbled stock cubes and extra cornflour. Stir until sauce boils and thickens.

5.Add chicken and pork, toss in pan to coat meat. Allow to heat through. Sprinkle with finely sliced shallots and seeded and finely sliced red pepper.

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