Eight Treasures

CHINA

The Chinese recipe Eight Treasures by Shan’shi is quick to prepare. Incidentally, the number “eight” stands for wealth in China, so get to the wok!

Ingredients

Shan'shi ingredients

Additional ingredients

  • 1 dash Shao Hsing wine
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp starch
  • Vegetables:
    • 3 garlic cloves
    • 20g ginger
    • green onion
    • bamboo
    • bell pepper
    • peanuts
    • 1 tablespoon of sugar
    • 3 tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 tbsp oyster sauce

Preparation

Cut the spring onion into thin slices.

Peel and finely chop the ginger and garlic.

Cut the chicken into small cubes. Add the wine, starch and soy sauce and mix well.

Remove the seeds from the peppers and cut into cubes.

Fry the marinated chicken in a little wok oil until crispy.

Then set aside and fry the vegetables in fresh oil, starting with the garlic and peppers and then Chop Suey.

Fry the vegetables only briefly so that they remain crisp. At the end, add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce.

Then return the chicken to the pan and fold in.

Serve with rice.

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