Ginger Chicken
Ginger Chicken is Sweet and Spicy with perfectly caramelized sauce. Easy, quick and you only need one pan.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 331kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken thighs (1 pound) slice or cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1.5 inch Ginger
- ½ tablespoon Garlic
- 1 medium Onion
- 3-4 spring onions Green and white part separate
Chicken Marinade
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Oysters sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
- 1.5 tbsp brown sugar
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 3 tablespoon cooking wine
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken thighs with Soy sauce, Oyster sauce, sesame oil, Chinese Five Spice, and brown sugar.
- Slice ginger into 1/4th-inch thin slices. Cut scalion, seprate green and the white part.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients.
- Heat oil a wok or a large skillet. Add ginger slices and cook it for 30 seconds, followed by garlic. Saute garlic for another 30 seconds.
- Increase heat to high. Add marinated chicken to the skillet and spread it. Cook undisturbed on high for 3-4 minutes. Flip chicken, add onion quarters and sear for another 3-4 minutes. By now chicken should be seared and have brown spots and almost cooked through.
- Reduce heat and add prepared sauce. Simmer for about 2 minutes for the sauce to thicken a bit.
- Finish it off with green onion at the end.
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Notes
- To get a perfect sear on chicken, while adding chicken to the skillet, increase the heat to high. If using a skillet, spread chicken in a single layer and cook undisturbed for an initial 3 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 727mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg