Black bean chicken

600g/ 1 ½ lb chicken cut into chunks

1 medium red pepper deseeded and cut into chunks

1 medium green pepper deseeded and cut into chunks

2 tbls veg oil

Small knob of ginger finely sliced

2 cloves garlic finely diced

1 tbls light soy sauce

2 tbls oyster sauce

1 tbls salted black beans

1 teas sugar

2 teas cornflour (mixed in half mug of water)

Rinse the black beans in water and drain; this will remove the coating of salt on the outside.

Heat the wok and then add the oil, then the ginger and garlic and fry for 20 seconds

Add the black beans and stir for another 20 seconds

Add the chicken and fry until the outside is sealed.

Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar followed by the cornflour

Reduce the heat and leave to simmer stirring occasionally for 30 mins. If it looks like the sauce is drying out add some more water

Add the pepper and continue to cook for a further 10 mins

N.B.  You can make this recipe in advance but if you do so do not add the peppers until you re heat, as they will over cook and go soggy