Cantonese Chicken Recipe
Cantonese chicken is one of the easiest chicken you could ever make. It taste delicious with rice, noodles or fried rice. It is sweet and savoury at the same time and taste so delicious. Meanwhile check my cantonese ginger pudding. This Cantonese chicken is made with chicken, ginger, garlic, onions and sauces. The chicken is stir fried with oyster sauce, soy sauce and vinegar along with some ginger, garlic and onions which adds wonderful flavour to the dish. Learn how to make delicious cantonese chicken with step by step pictures.
Equipment
Wok or Cooking Pot
Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
For Marinating Chicken
- ½ kg Boneless Chicken cubed
- 2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste
For Making Cantonese Chicken
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Garlic chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon Ginger chopped finely
- 1 medium Onions chopped finely
- 1 cup Chicken Stock
- 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix cornstarch with some water till smooth. Set aside.
- Take chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt and vinegar in a bowl and mix well. Let it marinate for few minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and onions. Saute for a min. Add in the chicken and stir fry for 2 mins.
- Pour in chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 5 mins. Now add in cornstarch slurry which is mixed with water into this. Stir well. Cook till it is thickened as per your liking.
- Serve over rice.
Notes
- You can use chicken thigh instead of breast.
- You can add in any vegetables like carrots, bok choy, cabbage and more.
- Always taste and adjust the seasonings and sauces.
- Cantonese dishes has sweet taste to it, so sugar is important. If you want to skip sugar, you can use honey or brown sugar instead.
Serving & Storage
Cantonese chicken taste great with steamed rice, It taste delicious with rice, noodles or fried rice. Cooked leftover chicken can be stored in fridge upto 2 to 3 days. Reheat when serving.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Cantonese Chicken Recipe
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
261
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
82
mg
27
%
Sodium
730
mg
32
%
Potassium
611
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
10
g
3
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
29
g
58
%
Vitamin A
40
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
26
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.