—-Ingredients(4 servings)—

5 oz/140 g bell pepper
3.5 oz/100 g onion
1/8 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp rice wine

4 slices of ginger
2 green onion stems
4 cloves of Garlic, minced
1 1/2 tbsp fermented black bean(salted/preserved black bean)
2 tsp rice wine

12 oz/340 g chicken
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
7 tsp corn starch
1/4 tsp white pepper powder
1 1/2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tbsp oil

1 tsp rice wine
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 cup water

—-Timestamps—
00:00 – Intro
00:27 – Preparing bell pepper, onion, ginger, green onion stem, garlic, fermented black bean,
01:25 – Slicing and marinating the chicken
02:00 – Stir frying the bell pepper and onion(How to Cook Black Bean Chicken Stir Fry)
02:48 – Stir frying the Black Bean Aromatics(How to Cook Black Bean Chicken Stir Fry)
03:59 – Pan frying the Chicken(How to Cook Black Bean Chicken Stir Fry)
05:06 – Final Step(How to Cook Black Bean Chicken Stir Fry)

hi everyone welcome to cook Stacy cook today we are making chicken and bell pepper stir fry in black bean sauce this is an easy dish to make and it goes very well with some rice the fermented black bean gives this dish is signature mouthwatering taste I will show you how to use extra fantic black beans to make this dish let’s get started we will start by cutting some bell peppers into bsize pieces I am using red and green bell pepper for more appealing look next we will cut up half of an onion into bsize pieces too take the time to break up the onion now we will also need a few slices of Ginger four cloves of garlic finally minced and two green onions St sprit them in half lengthwise and cut them into two in sections now the key ingredient the fermented black beans you can find them in Asian grocery stores or on Amazon they also called salted black beans or preserved black beans rinse them in running water to reduce the saltiness and let them drain lastly we will cut some chicken into slices marinate them with soy sauce dark soy sauce sugar corn starch a little bit of white pepper powder some water and a little bit of baking soda mix the marinade and the chicken together and then mix in a touch of oil now we are ready to cook heat up the pan over medium high heat and add some oil when the oil is hot add a little bit of sugar and salt to the oil and immediately add the bell pepper briefly stirfry the bell peppers for about 1 minute and then add the onion we add the bell peppers first because they are thicker than and the onion and takes a little longer to cook continue to stir fry until the onion is coated with oil then add a touch of rice wine stir fry a little longer to cook off the rice wine then remove everything from the pan now add a little more oil to the pan if needed and add the ginger to the oil let the ginger Sizzle in the oil briefly to release its flavor then add the green onion and the minced garlic stir fry everything in the pan until the garlic starts to turn light golden then add the fermented black beans continue to stir fry briefly until you can smell the flavor of the black beans then turn the heat to low and add some rice wine stir fry everything over low heat for 1 minute the combination of the rice wi and the fermented black beans as well as cooking them for a while over low heat helps to elevate the flavor of the black beans and bring out the signature Taste of this dish after stir frying them for a minute we can remove everything from the pan now turn the heat back up to medium high and add a little more oil to the pan and we will stir fry the chicken spread the chicken now in the pan and let them pan fry until the bottom is golden then add the black bean in the rest of the aromatics back to the pan mix the aromatics and the chicken together and add a little more rice wine stirfry the chicken briefly to cook off the rice wine and then add a little bit of dark soy sauce regular soy sauce oyster sauce and a touch of sugar continue to stir fry the chicken until the color looks even then add some water once the water starts to thicken up we can add the bell peppers and onion back to the pan now all we have to do is give everything a few more TOS to mix them together and we are done as you can see the color of this dish is not as dark as when you use starb bar black bean sauce that comes in the jar but the flavor you get from using extra fantic black bean is sharper and more natural than using pre-made black bean sauce this dish is very flavorful if you have not cooked with fertic black beans before I recommend you give this dish a try most likely you will like it if you find today’s video useful please share it with your friends and families let me know your thoughts about this recipe in the comments thank you for watching and see you next time

25 Comments

  1. Hi Stacey!!! I really like this dish. I'm going to be making this recipe for sure…YUMS !!! One of my favorite Chinese dishes…YUMS!!!…Great Video!!!…🦋

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