Buttered Chicken with Oyster Sauce

Buttered Chicken with Oyster Sauce (Rey’s version)

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut into big sizes (so it won’t disintegrate easily)

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce (for soup color only)

Garlic, chopped

Onion, chopped

1 stalk of spring onion or lemon grass
1 small carrot, cut into half

½ tbsp. peppercorns

3 tbsp butter

Instructions:

1.       Put water in a cooking pot. Add garlic, onion, oyster sauce, soy sauce, chicken, spring onion, carrots and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until meat is tender.

2.       Remove chicken and set aside to cool down.

3.       Season the chicken broth with salt, then set aside to be served as soup later.

4.       Cut the chicken meat into bite sizes (or flake the chicken if desired)

5.       In a pan, heat the butter. Saute onion and garlic, then add the chicken.

6.       Put the oyster sauce and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Add chopped green peppers (optional).

7.       Lower the heat and continue to cook until the meat becomes golden brown.