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Chicken cooked in Chinese sauce with flavors from garlic in a black skillet and tossed with a wooden spatula
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Chicken in Chinese Garlic Sauce

Chinese garlic chicken is a spicy, delicious stir fry that’s dark in color and flavored with the heady fragrance of garlic. Serve it over rice or noodles for an Asian night special.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 500kcal
Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Boneless Chicken thighs (1 pound)
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon Dark Soy sauce
  • 1.5 tablespoons Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • 1 Red bell pepper Sliced
  • ⅓ cup Green onion
  • ⅓ cup Oil for frying the chicken

For Chinese Garlic Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • ¼ cup Chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoon Rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch

Instructions

Prep sauce and marinate chicken

  • Mix all the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Place in another bowl. Add dark soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the chicken. Toss to coat the chicken well. Rest it for 15-20 minutes if time permits.

Cook chicken

  • Heat 1/3 cup oil in a skillet on medium heat. When the oil is moderately hot, add half of the marinated chicken One by One, spaced a little apart without crowding the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat, flip, and cook for another 2 minutes.
  • You might have to cook in 2 batches for the chicken to cook crispy instead of steaming. While cooking there are chances of hot oil splattering, so be careful.
  • Once all the chicken is cooked, drain all the oil from the skillet except 1 tablespoon.

Cook aromatics and sauce with chicken

  • To hot oil in the skillet, add minced ginger and garlic. Saute for 30 seconds until it is aromatic.
  • Add cooked chicken, sliced bell pepper, and green onion. Pour over the prepared sauce around the edges of the pan. Mix everything well.
  • Let it cook for 2-3 minutes for the sauce to thicken.
  • Serve with hot rice.

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Notes

  1. I have used Dark soy sauce in marinating chicken because it gives a rich dark color. You can substitute it with regular soy sauce.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 936mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1116IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg