SanBeiJi - Taiwan Three Cup Chicken Recipe

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.