Three Cup Chicken (三杯鳥)

Name: Three Cup Chicken (三杯鳥)
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/2 kg chicken, chopped into bite size pieces; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 thumb ginger, minced; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1/4 cup shaoxing wine; 1/4 cup light soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp sugar

蛟龍Stormwyrm @stormwyrm

This is a Taiwanese staple dish that I'd seen in many restaurants, so I tried to replicate it somehow. Probably needs some greens like Thai basil or at least scallions but I didn't have time to get those. 🇹🇼🐓

蛟龍Stormwyrm @stormwyrm

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1/2 kgchicken, chopped into bite size pieces
2 tbspsesame oil
1thumb ginger, minced
1 tbsptoasted sesame seeds
1 tbspcornstarch
Sauce
1/4 cupshaoxing wine
1/4 cuplight soy sauce
1 tbspdark soy sauce
1 tbspsugar

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Mix all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
2

In a wok or pan heat sesame oil on high heat. Fry the ginger for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken and stir fry for a few minutes until no longer pink.
3

Add sauce mixture and stir. Reduce heat to medium low and cover, let simmer for about ten minutes.
4

Mix a slurry of cornstarch and 1 tbsp water. Mix into the sauce and raise heat to high, bring to a boil then lower heat to medium low and let simmer until sauce thickens, about five minutes. Add sesame seeds and serve with steamed rice.