Garlic Chicken

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken pieces
4 cloves garlic
6 tbsp oyster sauce
12 black mushrooms
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups Chinese rice wine
2 tbsp thick soy sauce
½ litre water
2 cm piece ginger, bruised
6 tbsp sesame oil
Salt to taste
Spring onions and Chinese parsley (for garnishing)

Method:

Soften mushrooms by soaking them in a bowl of water. Dish out mushrooms but do not throw water away. Peel garlic.

Heat oil in a work and fry ginger till a light golden brown. Add chicken pieces and mushrooms. Stir fry till chicken is half cooked before adding the rest of the ingredients. Add the mushroom water, more if necessary till all the meat is nearly covered.

Cook for about 35 minutes or until half the liquid has evaporated.

Serve with rice.