Chicken with Ginger and Potatoes

There's nothing extra special or fancy at all about this dish. It is a homey, comforting dish to have as a main dish for a simple dinner at home with the family. With very simple ingredients, but good enough as a main dish on our dinner table. We would usually have this with plain white rice together with some stir-fried vegetables and perhaps a bowl of soup or a plate of omelette. 

We love potatoes, so I have added in more potatoes as usual! Everyone would dig in for the potatoes first! Sometimes I would add in some dried shiitake mushrooms as well. Most times I would cook it just like this.

This is a nice dish to serve to kids, they would love the potatoes and tender chicken meat, and some gravy to drizzle over the rice. The amount of ginger may be reduced if serving to kids.

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Recipe Box Week 2 at Bizzy Bakes

Chicken with Ginger and Potatoes
half a chicken, remove skin and fats, cut to bite-sized pieces
1 tbsp cornflour
cooking oil
2" knob ginger, peeled and slice thinly
4 medium potatoes (peeled, halved and each half cut to three pieces)
1-2 tsp black soy sauce, depending on how dark you want the dish to be
3 tbsp light soy sauce, or to taste
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/3 cup warm water
1 tsp sesame oil

1. Marinate chicken pieces with cornflour. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Heat about 3-4 tablespoons of cooking oil in a non-stick saucepan. Fry potato chunks on all sides until lightly browned. Remove and keep aside.
3. In same saucepan, over medium heat, fry ginger slices until fragrant and lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes. Add in chicken pieces, stir well, cover saucepan for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add black soy sauce, light soy sauce to taste, oyster sauce, stir and cover for another 5-7 minutes, stir once or twice. (Do not add water at this point, let the chicken meat release its own juices and cook itself in its juices for a few minutes).
4. Add in potatoes, warm water, stir to combine, turn heat to low, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken and potatoes are tender. 
5. Add an additional 1/4 cup water if more gravy is preferred. Let it come to a simmer, drizzle with sesame oil, turn off heat and dish out to a serving plate. Enjoy!