Name: Chinese Chicken And Mushroom (Stir Fry)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 300 g Chicken Breast; 8 Mushrooms ((120g)); 2 Garlic Cloves; 1 Thumb-Sized Ginger; 3 Spring Onions; ¼ tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda; 1 tsp Light Soy Sauce (Or Dark Soy Sauce); 1 tsp Sesame Oil; 1 tsp White Pepper; 250 ml Chicken Stock; 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine (Chinese Cooking Wine); 1 tsp Oyster Sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Cornflour (Mixed With 2tbsp Water)

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Takeaway Style Chinese Chicken And Mushroom

All you need is 30 minutes to make this exceptionally good Chinese chicken and mushroom recipe. It’s a dish that’s so easy to put together and whoa it tastes so good too. Serve with rice or noodles for the ultimate dinner recipe.

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This is a dish you’re not going to forget; every bite is utterly delicious! If you’re a fan of rich, savoury, Chinese dishes, then this chicken and mushroom recipe is for you!

Just like the takeaway, pieces of chicken and chunks of mushroom are stir-fried and coated in a Chinese inspired sauce. There’s garlic, ginger, soy sauce and more simple yet tasty flavours that make this dish taste great.

I couldn’t think of anything better than tucking into this dish on a busy weekday. The chicken is tender, the flavours amazingly good and the effort… non-existent!

Why You’ll Like This Recipe

Great For Leftovers: If you have any chicken or mushrooms leftover, this Chinese takeaway style meal is the perfect way to use it up.
The Sauce: There’s so many flavours in this sauce and it’s very simple to put together.
Use Your Favourite Mushrooms: Go ‘meaty’ with shiitake mushrooms or ‘nutty’ with porcini mushrooms.
Ready In 30 Minutes: Make your favourite takeaway at home in only 30 minutes, I’m pretty sure you’ll still be ordering in this time!

Watch How To Make It

What Is A Chinese Mushroom?

There’s a range of mushrooms commonly used in Chinese cooking. A popular type of mushroom is shiitake mushrooms, it’s typically light or dark brown in colour and sold either dried or fresh.

I used fresh shiitake mushrooms, so I didn’t need to soak them. If you’re using dried mushrooms, soak them for around 20 to 30 minutes in hot water before starting this recipe.

Chinese Chicken And Mushroom Recipe Ingredients

Below are the ingredients needed for this recipe:

Chicken & Marinade: I used chicken breast, but you can also use chicken thighs. The chicken is marinated in a mixture of light soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper and bicarbonate of soda.
Mushrooms: Use your favourite mushroom or a range of mushrooms (fresh or dried). If you’re using dried mushrooms, make sure they’re soaked before starting this recipe.
Vegetables: Garlic, spring onions and ginger are additional vegetables added to this dish.
Stir Fry Sauce: The sauce is made from a mixture of chicken stock, dark soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, oyster sauce, sugar and cornflour.

Adding bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to the chicken marinade helps to velvetise the chicken making it tender and soft. This is a method Chinese takeaways use to tenderise meat.

How To Make Chinese Takeaway Style Chicken And Mushroom

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to make Chinese chicken and mushroom stir fry. Full recipe instructions are on the recipe card.

Step One:

In a small mixing bowl add: chicken stock, dark soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, oyster sauce, sugar and cornstarch mixed with water. Mix together and set aside for later use.

Step Two:

Heat a wok or pan on a medium to high heat and a tablespoon of oil. Pour the spring onions into the wok and stir fry for 30 seconds.

Step Three:

Chicken and spring onions frying in a pan

Add the diced chicken and continue to stir fry for a further 2 minutes or until the chicken is cooked on the outside.

Step Four:

Pour the mushrooms into the wok and stir fry for a further two minutes. Then add the sliced garlic and ginger and stir until evenly distributed.

Step Five:

Chicken and mushrooms simmering in frying pan

Add the pre-mixed sauce to the wok, stir and leave to simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. Stir occasionally to coat the chicken and mushrooms whilst the sauce is thickening.

Do You Need A Wok?

Nope! You don’t need a wok to make this Chinese chicken and mushroom stir fry. I love using my wok because it’s easy to stir fry without food flying everywhere.

You can use a frying pan or any pan to make this dish, just make sure it’s large enough to hold the ingredients and the sauce.

What To Serve With Chinese Chicken And Mushroom

Rice dishes, noodles or simply more veg will work well with this Chinese stir fried chicken and mushroom dish. Below are a few tasty recipes you can serve it with:

Homemade Chinese mushrooms and chicken on a plate

My Top Tips

Chop your vegetables and dice your chicken before starting this recipe. It makes this dish so fast without the need to stop and prep after every step.

If you’re using dried mushrooms, add the water the mushrooms were soaked in to the sauce. This will add even more flavour to this dish.

You can chop really large mushrooms into halves or quarters to get more bite-sized pieces. They’ll also cook quicker broken down into smaller pieces.

Recipe Variations

Don’t Add Chicken: Swap the chicken with other vegetables like pak choi and tenderstem broccoli.

Change The Texture Of The Sauce: For a really thick sauce, leave it to simmer until it reaches your desired consistency. If you want a thinner sauce, simmer it for less or add more chicken stock to it.

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