Chicken Carcass With Brown Bean Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEANS IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• For the rice: Bring stock and rice to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook 18 minutes, shaking pot occasionally.
• For the chicken and green beans: On a gel board, halve chicken breasts horizontally, then thinly slice.
• In a medium glass mixing bowl, whisk up light soy, Shaoxing, cornstarch and peppercorn, add chicken and coat evenly.
• Bring a few inches of water to boil in a deep skillet. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Place a strainer in sink.
• Salt the water. Boil the green beans 3 to 4 minutes, drain and cold-shock in cold water, then drain again.
• For the stir-fry sauce: In a second medium bowl, whisk up the Shaoxing or sherry, light and dark soy, black bean sauce and cornstarch.
• For the stir-fry: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat with about 2 tablespoons high-temperature cooking oil. Add chicken and brown (in 2 batches if pan is not large enough to brown without overcrowding), about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter and add 2 tablespoons more oil, 2 turns of the pan. Add green beans and toss a couple of minutes. Add shallots or leeks, ginger, garlic, fermented black beans if using and chicken brodo and toss 1 to 2 minutes. Add stir-fry sauce and toss. Reduce heat to simmer, add chicken back to pan and toss to combine.
• Line shallow bowls or plates with rice and make a well for the chicken and beans. Drizzle with sesame oil and top with sesame seeds.

SWEDISH BROWN BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse dry beans, if used, and add water and salt. Simmer until tender, 1 to 2 hours. Add more water if beans tend to boil dry.
• When cooked, add syrup and vinegar, adjust seasonings and serve hot. Dish can be prepared day before.

EASY CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Put chicken carcasses, water, carrots, celery, onion, spinach, and salt into a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Strain broth and discard solids.

CHICKEN CARCASS WITH BROWN BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop carcasses or backs into inch squares and place in bowl. Add soy sauce, sake, peanut oil, sugar and black pepper and mix well. Add cornstarch little at a time, mixing well, until pieces are uniformly coated. (Coating should have consistency of very heavy cream.) Drop pieces one at a time into hot (375-degree) oil and deep-fry until a golden brown. Remove, drain and reserve.
• Add 2 tablespoons peanut oil to hot wok and heat until almost smoking. Add mushrooms, bamboo and green pepper and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add stock and brown bean sauce, cover and boil a minute.
• Thicken mixture discreetly with some cornstarch solution. Add reserved chicken pieces and heat through. Turn off heat, add hot sesame oil, stir well and serve with plain boiled rice.