Yellow Eel with Black Beans

Fish and Seafood

Yellow Eel with Black Beans
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 whole garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped
4 slices peeled fresh ginger, minced
2 green chilies, seeded and cut into thin slivers
1 red chili, seeded and cut into thin slivers
2 Tablespoons fermented black beans
1/2 pound yellow eel, deboned and blanched with hot water, then cut into two-inch pieces
1 teaspoon mushroom soy sauce
1 teaspoon ginger juice
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
dash ground white pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoons Shaoxing wine
2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with two teaspoons cold water
Preparation:
1. Heat wok or fry pan, add the oil and fry the garlic and ginger for one minute, then add the chili pieces and the fermented black beans and the eel and stir-fry two minutes.
2. Add the soy sauce, ginger juice, sugar, ground pepper, sesame oil, and the wine and toss for one more minute.
3. Add the cornstarch mixture, stir until thickened, then serve.

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