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Taiwanese-Style Three Cup Chicken

Inspired by the recipe Taiwanese-Style Three Cup Chicken from Spice the Plate.
This is a Chinese (Taiwan) dish and the name comes from the use of 1 cup each of sesame oil, cooking wine, and soy sauce. This is a scaled down recipe but will adhere to the 1:1:1 ratio.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams chicken thighs, boneless, cut into 1 inch pieces, (1 lb)
  • 5-6 thin slices ginger
  • 1 head garlic, cloves peeled
  • 2 spring onions, cut into 1-2 inch pieces, white and green parts
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves
  • 2-4 dried chilies, optional
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil, toasted sesame oil if you have it, for frying

For the Seasoning

  • 1/4 cup Mijiu cooking wine, or Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cane sugar, or 2 tablespoons Chinese rock sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the Seasoning ingredients in a bowl and set aside for now.
  • Heat the sesame oil in a non stick pan on medium low heat. When it is hot, add the ginger slices and cook until they are lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute or until the garlic is nice and fragrant.
  • Add the spring onion and chilies if using, and cook until the spring onion is wilted and fragrant.
  • Turn the heat to medium then add the chicken pieces and stir fry until the chicken is no longer pink, about 2-3 minutes. Don't over cook the chicken or it will be dry.
  • Give the Seasoning a stir then pour into the pan and turn the heat to high and stir to coat the chicken well. Bring to a boil then reduce to low heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.
  • Add the basil to the pan and when wilted, give that a stir into the mixture. Simmer for just a few minutes.
  • Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with a few drops of sesame oil.
  • Serve over rice and enjoy.

Notes

Low cost.