How Chinese food is made

Summary by Krater

Kwoklyn Wan demonstrates how to make Chinese takeaway style chicken in black bean sauce with egg fried rice in a wok.

From the video

Answers: How do you make chicken in black bean sauce and egg fried rice at home?

• Chinese takeaway chicken in black bean sauce
• egg fried rice
• wok cooking technique
• stir fry vegetables

Ingredients

• chicken breast
• onion
• red bell pepper
• carrot
• garlic
• ginger
• 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons fermented black beans
• water
• oil
• 1 egg
• cooked rice
• salt
• light soy sauce
• dark soy sauce
• sesame oil
• sugar
• white pepper
• cornflour

What it concludes

• Thinly slicing chicken breast ensures it cooks in about a minute in a wok.
• Rinsing and mashing fermented black beans with water rehydrates them before cooking.
• Adding dark soy sauce to egg fried rice helps color the rice and provides a sweet umami flavor.
• Pushing vegetables to the side of the wok creates a layer for cooking the chicken or pork.
• Adding stock or water to the stir fry sauce adjusts the consistency, and cornflour and water mixture thickens the sauce.