Chinese home cooking

Cucumber and Chicken Rice Bowl

黄瓜鸡丁盖饭

Diced chicken thigh and cucumber are stir-fried with garlic and oyster sauce for a rice bowl.

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Chicken pieces and green cucumber over rice.
Cucumber and Chicken Rice Bowl
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Ingredients

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  • chicken thigh
  • cucumber
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • oyster sauce for marinade and stir-fry
  • a littlepepper
  • a littlestarch
  • cooked rice
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Dice the chicken thigh and mix with light soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, pepper and starch. Marinate for 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the chicken in oil, then set aside.

  3. 03

    Fry garlic, add cucumber and a little salt, and stir-fry.

  4. 04

    Return the chicken, season with more oyster sauce and pepper and cook through. Serve over cooked rice.

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Cucumber and Chicken Rice Bowl

Diced chicken thigh and cucumber are stir-fried with garlic and oyster sauce for a rice bowl.

Ingredients

  • chicken thigh
  • cucumber
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • oyster sauce for marinade and stir-fry
  • a littlepepper
  • a littlestarch
  • cooked rice
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Method

  1. 01

    Dice the chicken thigh and mix with light soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, pepper and starch. Marinate for 10 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the chicken in oil, then set aside.

  3. 03

    Fry garlic, add cucumber and a little salt, and stir-fry.

  4. 04

    Return the chicken, season with more oyster sauce and pepper and cook through. Serve over cooked rice.