Chicken in Black Bean Sauce – Shack Saturdays Special

Chicken and bell peppers are a delight when cooked in Black Bean Sauce. This is a great recipe for  a quick lunch or dinner. Ready in 3 steps.

Preparation Time 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time 20-25 minutes
Servings  2-3
Main Ingredients Chicken Breasts, Black Bean Sauce & Capsicum (Bell Peppers)
Course  Main-course
Level of Cooking  Medium

Ingredients                                                                  

• Chicken Breast  3 (600 grams) – Diced to 1 inch pieces
• Bell Peppers/Capsicums (preferably different colours)  2 diced
• Onion  1 large diced
• Chopped Garlic  4-5 cloves
• Chopped Ginger  1/2 inch
• Chopped Green Chilly  1
• Black Bean Sauce  1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons
• Olive Oil (or any cooking oil)  3 tablespoons
• Black Pepper Powder  1 teaspoon
• Salt  to taste
• Water  1 cup.

Method

Step 1
Heat a pan (kadhai) with olive oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic.  Sauté for 1 minute. Then add diced onions and sauté  for 2 minutes. Add the diced chicken and continue to sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add salt and black pepper powder and water and cook until the chicken is 3/4th cooked. Add the diced capsicums (bell peppers) and chopped chilly. Cook on medium flame until the chicken is soft (5-7 minutes) (don’t make the capsicums very soft – that’s the reason we’ve added them after the chicken is 3/4th cooked).

Step 2
Add black bean sauce and stir. Heat everything for 2-3 minutes. Switch-off the flame.

Step 3
Serve hot the Chicken cooked in delectable Black Bean Sauce with steamed rice. This recipe is great for main-course.

Relish your Palate!