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Braised Chicken with Sugar Snap Peas
(Serves 2)
NUTRIENT ANALYSIS
(per serving)
Energy: 309 kcal
Carbohydrate: 23 g
Protein: 29 g
Fat: 11 g
Cholesterol: 75 mg
Dietary fibre: 2.3 g
Sodium: 640 mg

INGREDIENTS: MARINADE
• Whole chicken, small ½ piece (~470g) (for Chinese mushrooms):
• Dried Chinese 4 pieces (~10g) • Light soy sauce ½ tsp
black mushrooms • Sugar ¼ tsp
• Chestnuts 6 pieces (~70g) • Shaoxing wine ½ tsp
• Sugar snap peas 2 taels (~80g)
• Ginger 2 slices THICKENER:
• Vegetable oil 1 tsp • Dark soy sauce 1 tsp
• Water 100ml • Cornstarch ½ tsp
• Water 3 Tbsp
MARINADE (for chicken):
• Light soy sauce 1 tsp
• Sesame oil ¼ tsp
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Salt ⅟ 16 tsp

METHOD
1. Soak and trim the dried Chinese black mushrooms. Cut into thin slices, and
mix well with the marinade. Rinse and trim the sugar snap peas. Chop the
chicken into pieces, and toss well with the marinade. Unshell the chestnuts,
and soak them in boiling water. Then scrape away the skin with a knife.
Split the chestnuts in half.
2. Prepare the thickener by mixing cornstarch with water and dark soy sauce.

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