Black bean chicken stir-fry with snow peas and carrots
This is the first time I make black bean stir-fry chicken. I just bought some black bean sauce from the Asian market and I know it will not be my last. This dish was super tasty, healthy, quick and easy to put together. Super delicious to say the least.
I love cooking Asian food not only because I love the flavors but also because they are super quick and versatile. This black bean chicken stir-fry can also be made vegetarian by adding more veggies or substitute the chicken with firm tofu.
Do you have an Asian market near by? Even though I have placed the links for some of the ingredients, which you can purchase on Amazon, these products will be a fourth of the price if you go to a local Asian market. I just happened to have one about 10 miles away from my house so there is where I get them all. I normally go every 6 weeks and stock my pantry with some Asian essentials.
Be ware of some of them thought because a lot contain MSG. There are several products, like oyster sauce, that I have not been able to buy just because of that.
I have made some black bean stir-fry veggies the other day as well using eggplants and onions. We love eggplant so I try to use it as much as possible. I know some of you are not to fond of it but we truly like it a lot, we couldn’t live without it.
This black bean chicken stir-fry recipe kind of jumped ahead from other recipes I wanted to post, sorry about that. I figured it was too good of a recipe for you to wait until next week for me to post it.
Well, here you have it. I hope you get to make this recipe soon. If you like Asian food you will love this dish.
Enjoy!
PrintBlack bean chicken stir-fry with snow peas and carrots
Miryam's original recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 20 minutes max!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lb organic chicken breast, cut into cubes
- 4-5 large carrots, sliced
- 9 oz snow peas
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Sauce
- 1/4 cup black bean sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
Directions:
In a large skillet, over medium to high heat, add the oil, carrots and chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes stirring frequently until almost cooked through. Add the snow peas and cook further for about 3 minutes making sure they still remain with some crunch. You don't want to over cooked them and make them mushy.
In a small mixing bowl, mix the sauce ingredients and add to the skillet. Cook for 1 minute until the sauce thickens up a bit. Serve this black bean stir-fry chicken with egg noodles, quinoa or brown rice.
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A very flavourful stir-fry. Those snow peas look so fresh and appetizing.
I just recently had a stir fry at a restaurant that had black bean sauce in it and loved it! Can’t wait to try this!
YUMMM! Love stir fry! It is easy and fast for the week night meals!
I love a good stir fry! Especially one as beautifully colorful as this.
An amazing stir fry. So healthy and quick. Your picture is colorful and very appetizing.
I visit the local China town in Oakland once in couple of weeks, and I go crazy when I go there. So much of goodness and fresh stuff. When you visit here, I will take you to all great places.
Tried this out today, I’m a big fan of Asian cuisine. It was one of the best dishes I’ve ever made! Thanks for the great recipe
Super cool, I am glad you like it. Thanks for stopping by :-)
Unfortunately, my husband and I were not a huge fan of the sauce.
Sorry you didn’t like it :-(
I made this as a weekday dinner for two. Used a can of low sodium black beans instead of the ready-to-use black bean paste you listed in your ingredients list, and dare I say, it actually turned out amazingly good. We annihilated it, no leftovers!