Braised bittergourd with salted black beans

Ingredients

• 1 large bittergourd - cut into 1.5 inch strips
• ½ chicken ? cut into pieces
• (A)
• 1 tea spoon salted black beans ? washed
• 1 table spoon fermented soybean
• 4 pips of garlic- chopped finely
• 3 bird?s eye chili seeded
• 1 tea spoon of sugar
• 1 tea spoon of dark soy sauce
• 2 table spoons of cooking oil

Thickening:

• 1 tea spoon cornflour
• 2 table spoons water

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Preparation

• Heat oil in the wok, add in (A) and sautéed till fragrant.
• Add in the chicken and stir fry 5 minutes, add in the cut bittergourd and continued to stir fry till well mixed.
• Lower the flame , cover the wok and braised the bittergourd till the bittergourd and chicken pieces are properly cooked. Add in the dark soy sauce and sugar.
• Do not add water for the bittergourd and chicken will give out liquid. Add the thickening last.