Recipe: Appetizing Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya-style Yellow Bean Chicken Stew)

Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya-style Yellow Bean Chicken Stew).

You can have Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya-style Yellow Bean Chicken Stew) using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya-style Yellow Bean Chicken Stew)

1. You need 350 g of Chicken Meat (boneless, skinless, cut into pieces).
2. It's 200 g of Potatoes (cubed).
3. It's 100 g of Mushrooms (Shitake or Brown, sliced).
4. You need 100 g of Carrots (sliced).
5. It's 2-4 cups of Water (as needed).
6. It's of Pre-Sauce Mix (mix well in a bowl);.
7. It's 1 Tbsp of Light Soy Sauce.
8. It's 1 Tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce.
9. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Fermented Yellow Bean Paste (Taucu).
10. You need of Other Ingredients;.
11. You need 2-3 Tbsp of Palm Sugar (this one is necessary).
12. You need 30 g of Shallots (minced).
13. Prepare 30 g of Garlic (minced).
14. Prepare 30 g of Ginger (minced).
15. Prepare 4 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.

Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya-style Yellow Bean Chicken Stew) instructions

1. SAUTÉ; In a medium size pot, heat up the Cooking Oil until hot and sauté the Garlic, Shallots and Ginger until fragrant..
2. SAUCE & CHICKEN; add the Pre-Sauce Mix and stir well. Then add the chicken pieces and cook them until brown all over (2 minutes each sides 4 minutes total, on medium to high heat)..
3. VEGGIES & PALM SUGAR; add the Potatoes, Mushrooms, Carrots and Palm Sugar. Then mix well..
4. WATER; The amount of water depends in the size of the pot, and the quantity of ingredients. Start with 2 cups of Water first and add just enough to submerge all the ingredients. You don't want to add too much water..
5. STEWING; Bring the stew to a Boil and then lower the heat to a Simmer. Cover with a lid and let it stew until the Potatoes and Carrots are tender and the liquid has thicken (depending on the amount of Water, it could take 15-45 mins). REMEMBER to stir the pot occasionally. SERVE hot..