Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms

Name: Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms
Ingredients: 4 dried shiitake mushrooms; 10g dried wood ear mushrooms (also known as cloud ear mushrooms or black fungus – see Know-how); 500g skinless free-range chicken thigh fillets, chopped into bite-size pieces; 3 slices peeled ginger, cut into matchsticks; 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; ½ tsp dark soy sauce; ½ tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp shaoxing wine; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp ground white pepper; Pinch sugar; 1 tsp cornflour; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; Cooked long-grain rice to serve

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This recipe proves why wood ear mushrooms are so good: beautifully plump and flavourful, they soak up all the wonderful marinade.

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Ingredients

4 dried shiitake mushrooms
10g dried wood ear mushrooms (also known as cloud ear mushrooms or black fungus – see Know-how)
500g skinless free-range chicken thigh fillets, chopped into bite-size pieces
3 slices peeled ginger, cut into matchsticks
6 fresh shiitake mushrooms
1 tbsp light soy sauce
½ tsp dark soy sauce
½ tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1 tbsp oyster sauce
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground white pepper
Pinch sugar
1 tsp cornflour
2 spring onions, finely sliced
Cooked long-grain rice to serve