SanBeiJi - Taiwan Three Cup Chicken Recipe
Recipe by Ethan Wong
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Ingredients
- 1 whole Chicken (chopped)
- 6 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 6 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 6 tbsp Wine (Rice Wine, Shao Xing Wine or a mixture of both)
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 knob Ginger (sliced)
- 50 g Garlic (whole clove)
- 100 g Onion (chopped)
- 1 cup Basil
- 2 pcs Chili (sliced - add more if you like spicy)
- 1 stalk Spring Onion (cut into 1 inches length)
- Water (enough to cover the chicken)
Instructions
- Preheat the pan with sesame oil.
- With high heat, add chopped chicken to sear to brown edges. Then remove seared chicken from pan.
- With medium heat, add sliced ginger and pan-fry to aromatic.
- Then add chopped onion and sweat the onion to cook away the rawness.
- Add garlic, chili and spring onion and continue pan-frying them.
- As the garlic starts to brown, add sugar and caramelized sugar.
- Then add the seared chicken back into the pan and stir fry to mix them together.
- Add soy sauce and then add wine.
- Switch heat to high heat and then add water.
- Let it braise for 15 minutes or until the gravy thickens.
- Once the gravy thickens, switch to medium heat and add basil and stir to mix together.
- When basil has softened, remove from heat and serve.
Nutrition
Calories : 276kcalCarbohydrates : 15gProtein : 4gFat : 21gSaturated Fat : 3gCholesterol : 1mgSodium : 1514mgPotassium : 184mgFiber : 1gSugar : 8gVitamin A : 346IUVitamin C : 8mgCalcium : 44mgIron : 1mg