Three-Cup Chicken

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup sesame oil
  • 20 garlic cloves, minced (yes, twenty!)
  • 10 slices thin fresh ginger
  • 2 serrano peppers, thinly sliced with seeds
  • 2 lbs chicken breasts or 2 lbs chicken thigh pieces, cut up into bite-size pieces
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup rice wine
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 cups Thai basil
  • 1 cup of 1-inch sections scallion

Instructions

  1. Heat up the sesame oil in a wok or a large skillet on high heat.
  2. Add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers, stir fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the chicken pieces and cook until it's white in color, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken.
  5. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to low.
  6. Let cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
  7. Turn heat back up to high and add basil and scallions, cook for another 2 minutes.
  8. Serve over steamed rice.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

417 kcal 21% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 11.3g 23% DV
Total Fat 32g 41% DV
Carbs 23.7g 9% DV
Fiber 4.5g 16% DV
Sugar 2.9g 6% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 2093mg 91% DV
Potassium 482.3mg 10% DV
Cholesterol 16mg 5% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 99.5mcg 11% DV
Vitamin C 29.6mg 33% DV
Vitamin D 0.2mcg 1% DV
Calcium 103.3mg 8% DV
Iron 2.6mg 15% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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