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Black Pepper Diced Chicken with Brown Rice

 A healthy satisfying meal combining chewy brown rice and savory tender diced chicken.



 Rich black pepper aroma, balanced nutrition, low calorie and great for daily meals.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

120g brown rice
200g chicken breast

Side Ingredients

Half onion
1 small carrot
Half green bell pepper

Aromatics

2 garlic cloves
1 slice ginger

Marinade for Chicken

1 tsp cooking wine
1 tsp light soy sauce
Pinch of salt
Ground black pepper
1 tsp cornstarch

Seasonings

1 tbsp oyster sauce
Extra ground black pepper
A little sugar
Cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Cook brown rice
    Rinse brown rice clean, soak in water for 30 minutes. Add proper water and steam or boil until fully cooked and fluffy, set aside.
  2. Process and marinate chicken
    Cut chicken breast into small dices. Mix with cooking wine, light soy sauce, salt, black pepper and cornstarch. Marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. Cut vegetables
    Dice onion, carrot and green bell pepper. Mince ginger and garlic.
  4. Stir-fry diced chicken
    Heat oil in pan, add chicken dices. Stir-fry quickly until golden and well-done, take out for later use.
  5. Sauté vegetables
    Use remaining oil, fry ginger and garlic till fragrant. Add carrot, onion and bell pepper, stir-fry 2 minutes until tender crisp.
  6. Mix and season
    Put chicken back into pan. Add oyster sauce, sugar and abundant black pepper. Stir evenly to coat all ingredients.
  7. Match with rice
    Place cooked brown rice on plate, arrange black pepper chicken and vegetables beside it. Serve hot.

Cooking Tips

  1. Soak brown rice in advance for softer taste.
  2. Do not overcook chicken to keep tender texture.
  3. Adjust black pepper amount according to personal taste.
  4. Quick stir-fry keeps vegetables fresh and crisp.

Black Pepper Asparagus and Mushroom Stir-Fried Shrimp

 This light savory stir-fry combines bouncy shrimp, crisp asparagus and tender button mushrooms



Seasoned with rich black pepper, it tastes fresh and fragrant, low in fat and highly nutritious.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

200g fresh shrimp
180g asparagus
120g button mushrooms

Aromatics

3 garlic cloves
2 thin ginger slices

Seasonings

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
Ground black pepper
A pinch of salt
Half teaspoon sugar
Cooking wine
Cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Prep ingredients
    Peel and devein shrimp, rinse clean. Marinate with cooking wine and a little black pepper for 10 minutes.
    Trim tough root ends of asparagus, cut into sections. Slice button mushrooms. Mince garlic and ginger.
  2. Blanch vegetables
    Boil water, add a pinch of salt. Put asparagus and mushrooms in, blanch for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
  3. Sauté shrimp
    Heat oil over medium heat. Add shrimp, stir-fry quickly until pink and fully cooked, scoop out for later use.
  4. Stir-fry aromatics and vegetables
    Leave base oil in the pan. Fry ginger and garlic until aromatic. Add blanched asparagus and mushrooms, stir-fry for 1 minute.
  5. Combine and season
    Put shrimp back into the wok. Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and salt.
    Sprinkle plenty of ground black pepper, toss all ingredients evenly.
  6. Finish and serve
    Stir briefly to lock flavor, turn off heat. Plate and serve hot immediately.

Cooking Tips

  1. Avoid overcooking shrimp to keep bouncy texture.
  2. Blanch vegetables briefly to retain crispness and bright color.
  3. Black pepper is the core flavor, add according to personal taste.
  4. Quick high heat stir-fry maintains fresh original taste.

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