Place the chicken meat and marinade ingredients in a bowl and marinate for 30 minutes. Soak shiitake mushrooms in warm water until soft and then. Mix the seasonings ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Mix cornstarch and water in another bowl to thicken the sauce later
Preheat a wok/skillet over high heat. Add cooking oil and lower the heat to medium. Add garlic and saute until fragrant for about 10 seconds
Add the chicken and continue to saute until the meat turns opaque. Add mushrooms and stir fry for a minute. Add seasonings and stir to mix. Carefully pour in hot water. Add sea cucumber pieces, stir to mi again. Cover with a lid and lower the heat to let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes to let the sea cucumber absorb the taste and seasonings
Uncover the lid, add goji berries. Have a taste and adjust by adding more soy sauce and/or sugar as needed. Give the cornstarch solution a stir and then pour into the stir fry and continue to stir until the sauce thickens. Garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro leaves. Serve as part of multi-course meal