sesame oil chicken + black fungus (Serves 4 to 5 pax)

My first challenge given by my mum -- Sesame Oil Chicken. Sounds complicated to those who lament "me no cook"? Fret not.

We played cheat by buying steamed chicken from one of the hawker stalls. In that case, you don't even have to worry about your chicken go uncooked. *maniacal laugh*

Ingredients:

Black fungus (to clean by soaking them in water for several hours)

Half steamed chicken (cut; usually already dripping with gravy)

Salt

4 tablespoons of cooking oil

Half a tablespoon of dark soy sauce

A packet of sesame oil which comes with the steamed chicken

2 tablespoons of Chinese rice wine (optional)

A few pieces of sliced ginger

Steps:

1. Add the cooking oil and stir-fry the ginger.

2. Add the fungus + a dash of salt. 

3. Throw in the steamed chicken. Continue to fry. Add dark soy sauce for the colour. 

4. Add the packet of sesame oil for the taste.

5. After some minutes of tossing the chicken, you may feel the ache at your bicep. Add some rice wine if you want the flavour.

6. Cover the lid and allow the content to simmer for 3 minutes.

sesame oil chicken

Masak-thoughts: It was scary to hear the explosive "PSSSSSSSSST" sound when the black fungus landed in the wok. And do note that this hassle-free method does not apply to cooking raw chicken.
The excess water in the ingredients may cause oil to splatter so just beware...stand away from the wok or remove the excess moisture as much as possible before dumping them into the wok! Not a bad first try afterall! :)