Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, 3 cups chicken (三杯雞). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
If you love Three Cup Chicken, you have to try this recipe! It's just as good (if not better than the restaurants) yet easy to make at home using organic. 'Three Cup Chicken', a classic Taiwanese recipe which is a personal favourite and easy to cook after a long day at work. The name three cup chicken (三杯鸡) comes from the three key ingredients in the recipe: Sesame oil.
3 cups chicken (三杯雞) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. 3 cups chicken (三杯雞) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have 3 cups chicken (三杯雞) using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make 3 cups chicken (三杯雞):
- Get 300 grams chicken
- Prepare 15 grams ginger
- Make ready 15 grams scallion
- Prepare 20 gram basil
- Make ready 1 chilli
- Take 3 pieces garlic
- Prepare 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- Prepare 2 tablespoon cooking wine
- Get 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- Get 1 tablespoon sugar
- Take 100 ml Water
It's braised in a sweet and savory broth until it gets a nice, sticky glaze. Then, fresh basil is added for the finishing touch. I've found a way to preserve this authentic flavor while using a simpler cut of chicken. For my Three Cup Chicken, I like adding a little extra rice wine for the flavor and sweetness it imparts.
Steps to make 3 cups chicken (三杯雞):
- Chop the chili, ginger, garlic and scallion as the picture below. Remove the seed of the chili if you prefer to cut down the spiciness.
- Put the sesame oil and ginger into the pan before turn on the fire.
- Add garlic when you can smell the ginger
- Add chicken and leave the side with skin facing down. Do not move it until it turns golden brown.Add chili and scallion once the chicken is golden brown on both sides.
- Add sugar in the middle of the pan. Let it melted and caramelized. Stir fly evenly so the chicken is coated with sugar.
- Add soy sauce. cooking wine and water. Let it boil for 10 mins until the sauce is concentrated
- Turn off the fire before putting basil in. Stir fry a bit before serving. Voilà ❤️
The additional liquid allows you to cook the chicken for a bit longer, making it more tender, without burning it. I also like to add a bit of brown sugar, which balances out the salty soy sauce and gives the. Three-Cup Chicken is not well known in the States, but a staple in Taiwanese cuisine. Just hearing about the name makes me homesick! Taiwanese Three-Cup Chicken (三杯雞 sān bēi jī).
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