Enoki Mushroom Chicken Shreds
Shredded chicken, lightly coated in a thin batter and quickly seared in oil, is stir-fried over high heat with blanched enoki mushrooms to yield a brightly colored, tender dish.
Ingredients
raw chicken breast (shredded, mixed with egg white and water starch)
150 g
Enoki mushrooms (blanched in hot water)
75 g
lard (for shallow frying)
500 g
Shaoxing rice wine
10 g
salt
2 g
MSG
2 g
water starch (for coating chicken shreds)
25 g
shredded scallion
a pinch
garlic sprout segments
a pinch
ginger juice
a pinch
egg white (for marinating chicken shreds)
1
shredded carrot (to taste)
to taste
Instructions
1
Preparation
Shred the raw chicken, coat with egg white, then mix in water starch; blanch the Enoki mushrooms in hot water.
2
Shallow fry the chicken shreds
Heat a wok over high heat, add lard, heat to 40% of its smoking point, add the chicken shreds, stir with chopsticks until cooked through, then remove and drain the excess oil.
3
Stir-fry
Heat the wok over high heat, add a small amount of base oil, first add shredded scallion, then add Enoki mushrooms, followed by rice wine, MSG, salt, and a little ginger juice. Quickly add the chicken shreds, stir-fry vigorously, then add garlic sprout segments and serve.