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Scallion Chicken Stir-Fry

Tender diced chicken and crisp bamboo shoots tossed in a richly aromatic scallion sauce — a classic Northeastern Chinese home-style dish.

35 min
Easy
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Scallion Chicken Stir-Fry

Ingredients

Chicken thigh meat (cut into small dice, sprinkled with fine salt to marinate) 150 g
Bamboo shoots (diced) 50 g
Dry starch 6 g
Egg white 20 g
Sugar to taste
Shaoxing wine to taste
Fine salt (for marinating the chicken) to taste
Scallion (julienned) to taste
Ginger to taste
Wet starch slurry to taste
Soy sauce to taste
Lard (for stir-frying in a hot wok) to taste

Instructions

1

Marinate the chicken dice

Cut the chicken thigh meat into small dice, sprinkle with fine salt to marinate briefly, then add the egg white and dry starch and mix until evenly coated. Combine with the diced bamboo shoots and stir-fry in a wok of hot lard over high heat for about 10 minutes, then drain off the oil.

2

Scallion finish and seasoning

Julienne the scallions. Pour the Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, scallion shreds, ginger, and wet starch slurry into the wok, toss everything together over high heat for a few seconds, and serve immediately.