Spicy Black Bean Sauce Chicken
Spicy Black Bean Sauce Chicken
Note: This was first posted in Sep 2008, now updated with new photos and improved recipe.
This is a classic Chinese recipe for stir-fried chicken and bell peppers in home-cooked black bean sauce. The savoury sauce is so addictive that I will usually cook extra rice to enjoy the sauce. The bell peppers give colour and extra nutrition to the dish. Black bean sauce is very versatile, and you can use it to stir-fry many dishes, including my favourite Claypot Yong Tau Foo in Black Bean Suace.
Like Noob Cook on Facebook | Recipe Updates via Email |
Ingredients
(Serves 2)- 200g boneless chicken fillets, cut to bite-sized pieces
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, de-seeded and cut to bite-sized wedges
- 1/2 green bell pepper, de-seeded and cut to bite-sized wedges
- 2 tsp dried fermented black beans (rinsed, patted dry & mashed slightly with a fork)
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 slices ginger, finely chopped
- 2 chilli padi, thinly sliced (adjust or omit to your preference)
- 2 shallots, peeled and finely choppedMarinade:
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp Chinese wine (Shao Hsing or Hua Tiao)
- 1 tsp corn starchSauce (mix well):
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp hot bean sauce/la dou ban jiang (辣豆瓣酱), optional
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Directions
1. Combine chicken with marinade for at least 15 minutes.
2. In a wok, heat oil and stir fry bell pepper wedges until cooked, about 2 minutes. Set aside on a plate.
3. Using the remaining oil, stir fry fermented black beans, shallots, garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
4. Add chicken pieces and stir fry until the surface is cooked, about 2 minutes.
5. Add sauce ingredients, mix well, cover the lid and simmer for about 3 minutes.
6. Thicken the sauce with cornstarch solution. Return and stir in cooked bell peppers to coat evenly in the sauce.
Similar Recipes
- Claypot Yong Tau Foo in Black Bean Sauce
| If you enjoy this article, please share, tks! |     |
{ 25 comments… read them below or add one }
Yummy… looking at it I am starting to drools.
Chicken with fermented black beans is one of my favorite restaurant dishes, but often when I eat it in restaurants, it’s very salty. Nice to make your own, so you can control how salty the dish is. And of course I always make it a little bit hot and spicy, too!
This looks delicious. I bet it would be a great weeknight dish!
Your photographs look so clear and lovely. The chicken with black beans and peppers beckons.
look so yummy!.I love black bean sauce too,just bought a can of dried black bean.Looking at your photo make me hungry!!
Wow, I love this and this dish of yours look really delicious.
You’ve been tagged for a question meme!
Hi,
Looks and I bet taste, yummy too. My younger girl love all things black beans, she will be thrilled. Will be making this dish for dinner. Hopefully it turns out. I am a klutz where cooking is concerned.
Awesome blog – keep it up!
Cheers!
Chicken with bell peppers! Another delicious and healthy dish! Thanks for sharing :)
Nice dish with fermented black beans. I made a version with fermented beancurd, not too bad. :P
You have such green fingers! Combined with chef fingers, you rock.
The dish look great noobs! But I really dig the post on growing your own peppers. I didn’t realise we could in this part of the world. Thanks! I (actually, my husband) will get on this asap :)
Hey GF!I have something for you at my kitchen,hop over!
Mmmm black beans. The rice really does seem like it goes really fast whenever I use that seasoning.
This looks great. My stir fries always turn out horribly. I need more practice!
How delicious! I did try uploading to Wordpress, and it seems only a better camera can produce the perfect pictures that I swoon over. How silly was I? Haha…your pictures sure deserve a good swoon!
Yum, black beans! They’ve been a favorite of mine for years. We like them with beef and bell peppers and some noodles. Lovely dish for Grow Your Own!
What a great round up with lots of recipes to try!
I love black bean sauce chicken! The touch of chili padi is great!
Ah, another easy peasy dish for any kitchen. I like your addition of hot bean paste. It will be good for yong tou fu as well.
Hi
The dish looks yummy, I would like to try out this weekend.
May I know where can I purchase dried fermented black beans & la dou ban jiang ? From NTUC? Can email me the picture of the bottle if you dun mind?
Can recommend me the brand you using?
Thanks :)
there is a link to the LKK’s la dou ban jiang in the recipe above. Dried fermented black beans – pic here: http://www.noobcook.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbnails//taucheo.jpg
I do not have a specific brand to recommend for that. And yes, can get from NTUC and most supermarkets.
If using LKK spicy black beans sauce, can i omit using the fermented black beans?
Seems a great recipe btw. Tried your black bean yong tau foo and it was fantastic.
The LKK spicy bean sauce is an instant sauce, so I think if you are using that, you probably don’t need most of the listed ingredients in this recipe. Thanks for trying out the ytf recipe, glad you like it.
I just love your blog!