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Stir-fried chicken with pears and shiitake, Yuan Mei’s recipe

Stir-fried chicken with pears and shiitake, Yuan Mei’s recipe

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A recipe from Yuan Mei’s “Suiyuan shidan,” written during the Qing dynasty: thinly sliced chicken stir-fried with bacon and sesame oil, with pear, shiitak…

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Recipe from P1ayer, Wong128hk, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This chicken and pear stir-fry was first recorded in the 18th century by Yuan Mei in his cookbook, Suiyuan shidan. The cooking method is simple: just a few passes in a wok are enough to keep the chicken tender and the pear crisp.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$3.20 $1.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.08
  • $0.02
  • $0.04
  • $0.05
  • $0.53
  • $0.74
  • $0.74

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Slice the chicken breasts thinly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat lard in a wok and stir-fry the chicken, turning it over three or four times.
  3. Add the sesame oil, then the cornstarch, salt, ginger juice, and Sichuan pepper. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the pear slices and shiitake mushrooms, and sauté them for another three or four minutes, then serve immediately on a small plate.

The bill

Stir-fried chicken with pears and shiitake, Yuan Mei’s recipe

  • 110 g of bacon (3 ounces)$1.08
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch$0.02
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger juice$0.05
  • 1 teaspoon of ground Sichuan peppercorns$0.53
  • 1 Asian pear (Nashi), thinly sliced$0.74
  • A few shiitake mushrooms, chopped$0.74

Total$3.20

that's $1.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2 young chicken breasts
  • 110 g of bacon (3 ounces)
  • 1 small ladle of sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon of fine salt
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger juice
  • 1 teaspoon of ground Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 Asian pear (Nashi), thinly sliced
  • A few shiitake mushrooms, chopped

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