Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Stir-Fried Black Bean Chicken

A modern Chinese takeaway classic in its own right, check out this mouth-watering Black Bean Chicken recipe to recreate a healthier, more flavourful and tastier version at home.

Cuisine

Time

25 min mins

Servings

4 people people

Ingredients

1 onion
1/2 green or red pepper
a thumb-size piece of ginger
1 spring onion
3 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon preserved salted black beans, rinsed and drained in cold water
a pinch of salt
400g chicken thigh, diced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
a dash of sesame oil

The Marinade

½ tablespoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice
1 tablespoons light soy sauce
1½ tablespoons cornflour

The Sauce:

2 tablespoons Oyster Sauce
1 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine
Dash of dark soy sauce
100ml Beer

Method

1. Roughly chop the onion, pepper, slice the ginger and spring onion. Finely chop the garlic and place it in a small bowl or ramekin with the preserved black beans and salt, lightly crushing the beans and garlic together with the back of a spoon to release their flavours.

2. Chop the chickenin to bite-sized chunks, place it in a mixing bowl and add all the marinade ingredients. Using your hands, massage the ingredients into the meat until it is well coated, then add the cornflour and repeat until everything is well combined.

3. Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.

BUILD YOUR WOK CLOCK: place your sliced onion at 12 o’clock, then arrange the peppers, ginger, garlic, and black bean mixture, chicken bowl, sauce bowl, and spring onion clockwise around your plate.