Louisiana Chicken Strips

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in strips
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, heated
• 1/4 cup black bean sauce (i prefer black bean) or 1/4 cup soy sauce (i prefer black bean)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 mix spices, herbs and oil together in small bowl and set aside.
• 2 heat heavy fry pan over medium heat. when hot, add spice mixture to pan and cook about a minute.
• 3 add chicken strips, salt lightly if desired (doesn't really need salt)and brown 3 minutes over medium heat. remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• 4 pour chicken stock and bean sauce into pan, mix well and cook about 3 minutes.
• 5 dissolve corn starch in cold water, stir into sauce and cook 1 or 2 more minutes, stirring constantly.
• 6 return chicken to pan, stir and simmer another 3 to 5 minutes.
• 7 serve over hot rice.