Braised Chicken with Bitter Melon and Oyster Sauce | Asian Inspirations

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 chicken thigh (skin on)
• 1 small bitter melon (deseeded, cut to bite-sized)
• 1 tbsp ginger (thickly sliced)
• 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp yellow bean paste
• 1 tbsp fermented black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 tsp corn flour (mixed with 1 tbsp water)
• 1L water (for blanching)
• Spring onion (cut in section, to garnish)
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
• ½ tsp white pepper
• ½ tbsp corn flour
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of white pepper
• 1 cup water