Braised Arrowroot Chicken

This is one of my favorite dishes - braised arrowroot with chicken. The arrowroots taste much better with pork but because my maid can't eat pork, I made a little sacrifice and modified the dish with chicken.

Ingredients :
1) Chicken
2) 5 large size arrowroot or more (up to you how much you want to eat but please note that arrowroots are seasonal)
3) 3 cubes of 'Nam Yue' of fermented tofu which is red in color
4) Garlic and shallots
5) 5-spice powder
6) A dash of brown sugar
No need salt as the fermented tofu is already very salty


Method :
1) Marinate chicken with 5-spice powder and some pepper for at least 2-3 hours.
2) Stir-fry the garlic and shallots.
3) Add in the fermented red tofu.
4) Add in the chicken and pan-fry for at least 15-20 minutes until they turn brown and fragrant.
5) Add some water or chicken stock and cover for at least 15 minutes or until the arrowroots become soft.