Chicken With Bamboo Shoots And Chili Food

YU-XIANG ROU-SI (SICHUAN SHREDDED CHICKEN STIR-FRY, 鱼香肉丝)

Steps:

• Slice chicken breast into long, thin strips, parallel to the grain. Prepare and cut vegetables.
• Combine chicken, light soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine in a small bowl. Add cornstarch and mix well by hand, until the thin starchy paste coats the chicken evenly.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Heat a wok (or a nonstick skillet) over medium high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl to cover the bottom. Add chicken and quickly spread it with a spatula. Allow to cook for 20 to 30 seconds without stirring. Stir and cook until the surface of the chicken just turns white, about 1 minute. Turn to lowest heat and immediately transfer to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of oil and turn back to medium heat heat. Add ginger and give it a stir until fragrant. Add carrot. Stir and cook until half cooked, about 1 minute. Add bamboo shoots. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add bell pepper and chicken. Stir the spicy sauce again and swirl it into the wok. Immediately mix everything well with a spatula, until all ingredients are covered with sauce. Remove from heat and transfer to a plate immediately.
• Serve warm over steamed white rice.

THAI CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat up a wok with cooking oil and add garlic until aromatic.
• Add in the chicken and stir-fry for a couple of minutes, add the bamboo shoots, chili, and mint leaves and stir fry until the chicken is cooked.
• Add the Sauce and stir evenly. Add a few squirts of lime juice, dish out and serve with steamed rice.

CHICKEN IN RED CURRY WITH BAMBOO SHOOTS

Steps:

• Heat about 1/2 the coconut milk to a boil in a large pan.
• Stir in the red curry paste.
• Add the chicken, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Add the rest of the coconut milk, water, bamboo shoots, sugar, and fish sauce and return to a boil.
• Stir in the zucchini, kaffir lime leaves, and hot chillies.
• Cook several minutes or until zucchini are done to your liking.
• Garnish with sweet basil before serving.
• Serve with hot rice, if desired.