Homestyle Preparation of Chicken Stir-Fried with Green Beans and Preserved Olive Plums

　　Olive relish is a specialty condiment in Chaoshan, made by pickling olives with Chinese mustard greens.It possesses the characteristics of being clear, fresh, refreshing, tender, and smooth after processing, with dark color and rich aroma. Rich in olive oil, vitamin E, which is a blood vessel protector that can lower cholesterol and triglycerides.Olive relish also contains various nutrients like calcium, iodine, iron, zinc, magnesium; appropriate consumption of olive relish can improve digestive function and enhance appetite. In about 2000,when the sister was working in Wuhan, I visited her during lunchtime; one dish that left a deep impression was stir-fried string beans with olive relish. The plain string beans became exceptionally delicious due to the addition of olive relish.

After moving south for work, I frequently bought olive relish from supermarkets, pairing it with white rice or as a side dish, both were quite enjoyable.Today's recipe features stir-fried string beans with chicken thigh meat and olive relish. Preparation involved preparing various ingredients. The chicken thighs were deboned using kitchen shears,cut into small pieces, mixed with 10 ml of cooking wine, 10 ml of light soy sauce, 5 g of cornstarch, and 10 ml of cooking oil, seasoned for 20 minutes. The string beans were trimmed and cut into inch-long segments;

the ginger was minced in preparation.In a pot of boiling water with added oil, the string beans were blanched until cooked. They were quickly rinsed under cold water after being removed from the pot.

　　Another pan was heated with cooking oil; the marinated chicken pieces were stir-fried until they changed color, then removed.The remaining oil in the pan was used to sauté minced ginger, then the blanched string beans and the cooked chicken pieces were added for stirring.Olive relish was included at step 10. After thorough mixing,the dish was ready to be served. 2g

Step-by-step images of the finished dish followed.

A tip mentioned that olive relish already contains salt and soy sauce;

therefore, no additional salt is needed when marinating the chicken. It was emphasized that string beans must be thoroughly cooked to avoid food poisoning. Mix and marinate for 20 minutes (this step was missed in the photo).

3. Snap off the tough ends of the yardlong beans and cut them into inch-long segments;Prepare ginger by chopping it finely.

4. Heat water in a pot, bring to a boil, add some oil, then add the yardlong beans for blanching. Rinse with cold water after removing them from the boiling water.

5. In another pan, add cooking oil and stir-fry the marinated chicken pieces.

6. Once the chicken turns color, remove it.

7. Leave a little oil in the pan, then add the chopped ginger.

8. Add the blanched yardlong beans and stir-fry.

9. Add the chicken back into the pan and stir-fry.

10. Add the olives and stir-fry.

11. Stir-fry evenly, then serve.

12. Final dish image.

13. Final dish image.

Tips

1: The olives have saltiness; if you've already added salt and soy sauce when marinating the chicken, no additional salt is needed.2: Make sure the yardlong beans are fully cooked to avoid food poisoning. When adding salt and soy sauce was done earlier, no additional salting is necessary.

2: Yardlong beans must be cooked thoroughly to prevent food poisoning.