Braised Chicken with Woodear Fungus

I seem to have developed a fond liking for woodear fungus and here's another dish that I cooked recently.  A simple, quick and easy dish with chicken.  I just made a soup and some salad and dinner is ready!

Recipe for Braised Chicken with Woodear Fungus

Ingredients

• 600 gm chicken, cut into bite size
• 10 gm dried woodear fungus, soaked, stemmed and cut into strips
• 3 pips of garlic, chopped
• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp light soya sauce
• 1 tsp dark soya sauce
• 2 tsp Shiaoxing wine

Method

1. Marinate the chicken pieces for half an hour with the above sauces and sugar.
2. Heat up a wok with some oil, throw in the chopped garlic, stir-fry till fragrant.
3. Stir-fry the marinated chicken pieces for a while, then add in the woodear strips.
4. Add in 1 cup water, once it boils, cover the wok and let it simmer on medium fire till chicken is cooked through.
5. Fine tune to desired taste, add in the wine, turn off heat, dish out.
6. Serve immediately with rice.