3 Cup Chicken Recipe
Pin Recipe3 Cup Chicken. It's sweet and savory at the same time with a hint of spice and the aroma of basil leaves. It's best to serve with rice (put sauce on top of rice).
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs. chicken drumsticks cut into bite-sized pieces
- 15 - 20 cloves of garlic peeled
- 10 - 12 sliced ginger
- 2 pcs red chilies or 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
For the Sauce:
- ¼ cup dark sesame oil (or toasted sesame oil)
- ⅛ cup dark soy sauce
- ⅛ cup light/thin soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice wine
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar (adjust if you want it more sweet)
- ½ cup water
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Instructions:
For the Chicken (Optional):
- Cut the chicken into pieces and rub them with the baking soda. (*this is optional but will make the chicken more tender).
- Set aside for 10 minutes before rinsing the chicken off with water.
- Make sure the baking soda is completely rinsed off. Pat dry the chicken pieces and set aside.
Mixing the Sauce:
- Mix all the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Browning the Chicken:
- Heat up a pan over medium-high heat, add some oil. Saute the ginger until aromatic. Add the garlic and stir quick. Chuck in the chicken and fry for about 5-6 minutes or until golden brown.
- Keep it on med-low heat, otherwise, the meat will be tough.TIP: While browning the chicken take the garlic and ginger off from the pan to avoid getting charred. Set aside.
- After the chicken turned brown, put the garlic and ginger back and add the sauce mixture.
- Cover the pan and let it boil. Turn down the heat to low to cook down the sauce.
- Let it cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 20-30 minutes.
- Once the sauce is reduced, we're almost done.
Adding the Basil:
- Once the sauce thickens, turn the heat back up to med-high and add the fresh basil leaves giving them a quick stir, cook for another 1 minute.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot over steamed rice.
Notes:
1.) I suggest using the roasted sesame oil (dark sesame oil). This is a bit expensive but the flavor is strong and intense compare to regular sesame oil.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 766.57kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.35g | Protein: 70.39g | Fat: 44.21g | Saturated Fat: 10.66g | Sodium: 847.05mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6.55g
Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
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