Stir Fry Pumpkin With Black Fungus

I prefer pumpkin that is not too sweet especially the taiwanese and japanese type. I  bought one taiwanese pumpkin to try out and too my surprise it tasted as good as the japanese one :)  I asked my assistant chef ( Wild Boar ) to cut and diced them into cubes. He prepared the rest for me too, soaked the  black fungus and cut into smaller pieces and I taught him to debone the chicken leg and dice them into cubes.  I taught him for free :p   Well, I am thankful that he is willing to help out so that we could have home cooked food more often.  This simple stir fry is good enough for a simple dinner at home :) Tasty and delicious . Slurrrp !  Read on for the recipe :)

Stir Fry Pumpkin With Black Fungus

Ingredients:

2 cups of diced pumpkin cubes - 1/2" X 1/2 cubes

1 big piece of black fungus - soaked and cut into strips

1 chicken leg- remove skin, debone and cut into cubes

2 cloves of garlic - crushed and chopped fine

1 tbsp of canola oil

marinate chicken leg cubes with

1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce

a dash of ground white pepper

1 tbsp of chinese cooking wine

1/4 tsp of corn flour

thickening:

1 tsp of corn flour

3 tbsp of water

Method:

Heat  a tbsp of canola oil in a wok , when the oil is hot, add in the chopped garlic for a few seconds.  Add in the marinated chicken cubes and stir fry till half cooked. Add in the pumpkin cubes and wood fungus and continue to stir fry for a few minutes.  Add in 1/4 cup of water and slowly simmer till the pumpkin and chicken are cooked through.  Add in the thickening and when it thickens , off the heat and dish up. * you can add a pinch of salt to taste .

Enjoy and have a great day !

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