Three-Cup Chicken
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
- Heat up the sesame oil in a wok or a large skillet on high heat.
- Add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers, stir fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken pieces and cook until it's white in color, about 5 minutes.
- Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken.
- Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to low.
- Let cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
- Turn heat back up to high and add basil and scallions, cook for another 2 minutes.
- Serve over steamed rice.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
417
kcal
21% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).