Dish of Chicken with Cauliflower
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Chicken with Cauliflower


China - California   -   Yeh Choi Far Chou Gai Pin

Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
4 w/rice
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1 hr
Prep
A stir fry presenting delightful flavors and textures, suitable as a light main dish. Given the source it is probably of Cantonese origin, but I've revised the stepping, thus China - California.

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Black Mushrooms (1)  
Cauliflower (2)
Chicken Meat (3)
-- Marinade
Potato Starch
Salt
-- Aromatics
Garlic
Ginger Root
Scallions
Bell Pepper, red
-- Sauce
Oyster Sauce
Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil, dark
Salt
Pepper
Stock
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Potato Starch
Water
Oil

Prep   -   (40 min - 35 min work)
  1. Soak MUSHROOMS in hot water for at least 30 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Remove stems and slice less than 1/4 inch wide.
  2. Cut CAULIFLOWER into medium size florets. Bring lightly salted water to a boil, stir in Cauliflower and cook until just tender. Quench in cold water, drain, and set aside.
  3. Slice CHICKEN about 1/4 inch thick by 3/4 inch by 1-1/2 inch or however works with your Chicken.
  4. Add all Marinade items to Chicken and massage together thoroughly. Let stand for at least 20 minutes.
  5. Crush GARLIC and chop fine. Slice GINGER very thin, and cut slices into fine threads. Mix.
  6. Slice SCALLIONS into 1/2 inch lengths. Mix Whites with Garlic. Hold Greens aside for Garnish.
  7. Cap and core BELL PEPPER. Cut into 1/4 inch dice.
  8. Mix together all Sauce items.
  9. Mix together Potato starch with 2 T water to make a slurry.
RUN   -   (15 min)
  1. In a wok or spacious sauté pan heat 1-1/2 T Oil over high heat. Stir in Garlic mix and fry stirring until aromatic. Stir in Chicken and break up clumps, then stir in Mushrooms. Fry stirring until all raw color is gone, and fond sticking to pan reaches a medium blonde color.
  2. Stir in Sauce mix and reserved Mushroom liquid. Scrape up the fond sticking to the pan and incorporate it into the
  3. Stir in Bell Pepper and Cauliflower. Fry stirring for about 1 minute until well distributed.
  4. Stir up Potato starch mix and pour around over the Cauliflower. Stir gently until sauce thickens some.
  5. Serve hot, garnished with Scallion Greens. Accompany with plenty of steamed long grain rice.
NOTES:
  1. Black Mushrooms

      [Forest Mushroom] These are just the regular dried Shiitakes sold everywhere. For details see our Shiitake Mushrooms page.
  2. Cauliflower:

      Weight is for trimmed florets, as we cannot predict the amount of stem and leaf your cauliflower will have. There are two types of Cauliflower grown in China (and California), the regular European dense head version (introduced around 1980) and the more open headed Chinese Taishan Cauliflower. This recipe is based on the regular European type, more widely available in North America. For details see our Cabbage Flowers & Pods page.
  3. Chicken:

      Weight is without skin or bones and all excess fat removed. Thigh or leg meat is preferred for flavor, but breast meat could be used, if it's all you have.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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